Jeddah (UNA) – The media discussion board “Principal developments within the transformation of the knowledge subject within the trendy world and the OIC nations”, organized by the Union of OIC Information Companies (UNA), in cooperation with the Tatmedia Company in Tatarstan, and in partnership with the Group of Strategic Imaginative and prescient “Russia-Islamic World” and the Everlasting Mission of Russia to the Group of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), kicked off on Wednesday in Kazan, Tatarstan.
The discussion board comes throughout the framework of the “Kazan Discussion board 2024” and is devoted to the fifty-fifth anniversary of the institution of the Group of Islamic Cooperation.
Firstly of the opening session of the discussion board, Tatmedia Head Aidar Salimgaraev, careworn that the Kazan Discussion board is crucial platform for cooperation between Russia and the nations of the Islamic world with Tatarstan serving as a gateway for dialogue between totally different civilizations, for partnership and cooperation.
“We hope that this media session will develop into a platform for growing joint initiatives and sensible motion plans within the subject of data cooperation between Russia and the OIC nations and can result in particular sensible outcomes.”
For his half, UNA Director Basic, Mr. Mohammed Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, careworn that the discussion board comes throughout the framework of cooperation between media establishments in Russia and the Union to debate transformations within the worldwide media, and the speedy developments it’s witnessing in direction of strengthening pluralism, whether or not in info sources or in views.
Al-Yami reviewed a part of the Union’s efforts to advertise information trade between member information businesses, help the Palestinian trigger within the media, and confront the bias or misinformation it’s uncovered to in some Western media.
Al-Yami careworn the Union’s energetic involvement in initiatives geared toward using the media to advertise civilizational dialogue and coexistence between religions and cultures, and to confront hate speech and Islamophobia, whether or not by taking part within the group of worldwide conferences devoted to this objective, or by publishing and distributing media content material that takes under consideration spiritual and cultural sensitivities, and contributes to spreading tolerance and rapprochement between peoples.
On this regard, Al-Yami referred to the “Media Accountability Constitution” issued on the conclusion of the Worldwide Discussion board: “The Position of Media in Inciting Hatred and Violence: The Risks of Disinformation and Bias”, organized by UNA in cooperation with the Muslim World League in Jeddah on November 26, 2023, which careworn the necessity to fight violence, hatred and racial discrimination and chorus from publishing media supplies that feed or incite extremism and terrorism.
Al-Yami famous the nice help that the Union finds from the Member States, led by the host nation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, below the management of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, throughout the framework of the Kingdom’s historic, renewed and sustainable keenness to help joint Islamic motion in numerous fields.
Farit Mukhametshin, Deputy Chairman of the Strategic Imaginative and prescient Group “Russia-the Islamic World”, mentioned that the discussion board comes throughout the framework of strengthening cooperation between media establishments in Russia and their counterparts within the OIC nations, referring on this regard to the memorandums of cooperation signed between the 2 events, and the joint coaching packages which were organized.
He careworn that Russia attaches explicit significance to engagement with the OIC, given the various ties between the 2 sides, rooted in historical past.
The Performing Director of the Division of Info on the OIC Basic Secretariat, Dr. Abdul Hamid Salehi, defined that the discussion board represents a platform for sharing experiences between the taking part events, stating that Kazan represents some extent of contact between Russia and the Islamic world.
Salehi reviewed a part of the OIC’s contributions and efforts within the subject of media, together with launching the media technique to handle the phenomenon of Islamophobia, supporting the Palestinian trigger within the media by means of a specialised media observatory to show Israeli violations in opposition to Palestinians, along with offering reside media protection of the OIC’s conferences and occasions.
Salehi identified that the OIC accomplishes its tasks in these elements by means of its partnerships with the related media our bodies and establishments, noting on this regard the partnership with the Union of OIC Information Companies, and the Union’s efforts and contributions in selling joint Islamic motion within the subject of media.
Natalia Tartinova from the Everlasting Mission of Russia to the Group of Islamic Cooperation delivered the speech of the Everlasting Consultant of Russia to the OIC, Turko Daudov, stressing Russia’s keenness to strengthen cooperation with the OIC nations in numerous fields primarily based on its presence within the OIC as an observer member.
Nurmyrat Yilkybaev, Director of Commerce of the Media Company of Turkmenistan, careworn the significance of strengthening of relations between the media of Turkmenistan and Russia, expressing the hope that the discussion board will develop into a driving drive on this regard.
Following the opening session, Mavrenkova Ekaterina, Content material Director at Viory company, gave a presentation on the institution of the company specialised in visible content material and its endeavors to strengthen media relations with the World South, together with by means of constructing partnerships, praising on this regard the cooperation between the Company and the Union of OIC Information Companies.
The second session of the discussion board mentioned the subject of “Media House between Unification and Fragmentation”, by which the Director Basic of the Iraqi Information Company Sattar Giad, the Director Basic of the Iranian Information Company (IRNA) Ali Naderi, President-Director of the Televisi Republik Indonesia TV channel (Indonesia) Iman Brotoseno, the Director of RT Arabic Maya Manna, and the Director of Worldwide Cooperation on the Sputnik Information and Radio Company Vasily Pushkov, spoke.
The discussion board additionally witnessed interventions from taking part media specialists and proposals to discover a sensible framework for organizing cooperation between media establishments in Russia and their counterparts within the Islamic world.
