Jordanian Consul General in Jeddah visits UNA headquarters

Jordanian Consul General in Jeddah visits UNA headquarters

Jeddah (UNA-OIC) – Consul General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah and Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Jaafar Muhammad Jaafar, accompanied by Consul Noor Abdel Fattah, visited the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) on Thursday.

The Jordanian Consul General listened to an explanation of the Union’s vision for the coming years, presented by Acting UNA Director-General Mohammed bin Abd Rabbo Al-Yami. The vision revolves around the role of the Union as a major media platform for member states, and the advancement of the media industry, based on Islamic and media values that encourage transparency, credibility and tolerance.

Al-Yami reviewed the role of UNA in providing strategic media consultancy to member states through representatives of the official national news agencies. He also briefed the Jordanian diplomat on the training sessions, to be held over the coming period, mainly focusing on equality and fair representation of both sexes in media coverage.

At the end of the visit, Consul General Jaafar praised the Union’s role in strengthening international media relations between the OIC member states, as well as enhancing professional links among media workers. He also affirmed Jordan’s keenness to provide the Union with the necessary support, in order to play its role in the media and cultural fields.

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