WAM Participates In 'Belt And Road News Network' Council Meeting In China

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 25, 2019 | 12:45 PM

BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 25th Apr, 2019) A delegation from the Emirates news Agency, WAM, headed by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, WAM’s Executive Director, is participating in the first council meeting of the 'Belt and Road News Network', BRNN, hosted by the Chinese capital, Beijing.

The meeting is attended by 40 media organisations and institutions from 25 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. 182 media organisations from 86 countries around the world have joined the BRNN.

Speaking at the event, Al Rayssi said that WAM’s participation in the event comes from its belief in the effective role of media, and its ability to contribute to the success of BRNN.

The media sector in the UAE, he said, is recognised as a key partner in the country's sustainable development process. Al Rayssi added that it contributes to the promotion of national values based on tolerance and moderation and strengthens the bonds of partnership and cooperation among all members of society.

"The participation (in the meeting) is also a new step in the strategic partnership between the UAE and China," he noted.

Al Rayssi said that establishing a council for the Belt and Road media network would provide a platform for the exchange and dissemination of ideas and information among member countries. It would also facilitate trading through the internet, he said.

In a congratulatory letter to the first meeting of the BRNN Council, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the commitment of the participating parties in advocating peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit, and to strive to build the initiative into a road leading to peace, prosperity, openness, green development, innovation, and civilisation.

Li Baoshan, President of the Chinese People's Daily newspaper, said that the media had played a pivotal role in promoting co-operation wi9thin the framework of the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative since it was launched I n2013.