The Union of Organization of Islamic Cooperation News Agencies (UNA) will organize next Thursday an extended media session themed “Russia – the Islamic World: Media Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Economic Prosperity” that will be held in the framework of the International Economic Forum “Russia – the Islamic World: Kazan Forum 2023”, to be held in Kazan, Russia on May 18-19.

The session, organized in cooperation with “Tatmedia” Republican Agency for Press and Mass Communications, will be held with the participation of the information department in the General Secretariat of the OIC, the Islamic Centre for Trade Development and several news agencies and media outlets from OIC countries and Russia.

Topics of media cooperation between the Islamic world and Russia will be considered during the session, including “Media as Driving Force for Sustainable Development and Economic Partnerships” and “Practical Steps to Strengthen Media Partnerships at the International Level”.

“The upcoming session is a chance to address global media challenges, build connections and share information among news agencies, and promote peace and tolerance in the media industry,” said Mohammed Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, the Acting General Director of the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA).

He added that UNA’s organization of this session is part of its efforts to improve media institutions in Islamic countries by utilizing expertise from around the world and enhancing coordination between member news agencies, ultimately increasing their presence and participation in international events.

“Currently, the media make the driving force of sustainable development and economic partnership between the countries. That is why media cooperation – “media diplomacy” – promotes the diplomacy of its states in modern conditions and provides equal access to information. In this regard, Russia stands for an active dialogue with the countries of the Islamic world to combat common information threats,” said Aidar Salimgarayev, head of “Tatmedia” Republican Agency for Press and Mass Communications.

It is expected that the Kazan Forum, in its fourteenth edition, will witness more than 140 working sessions to discuss the economic partnership between Russia and Islamic countries in the presence of more than a thousand participants, including business people and investors from the Middle East and the countries of the OIC.

Source: Bahrain News Agency