The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General, Dr Yousuf Bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, underscored the importance of the constructive role of International Islamic News Agency (IINA) to serve the Muslim world and its issues.
He said this in a meeting with IINA Director General Issa Khaireh Robleh and his accompanying delegation at OIC headquarters Jeddah, a statement received here on Thursday said.
Al-Othaimeen highlighted the importance of the member states’ support for the agency and payment of their contributions to performing the message entrusted to it, and continuing its efforts in serving the joint Islamic action. He also reiterated the OIC’s support for IINA to carry out its tasks in the fullest manner.
The secretary general urged the agency to strengthen its presence in the capital of the Islamic world and confirm its ability to effective communication and making use of the media technologies, as well as the establishment of a partnership with regional agencies and unions.
On this occasion, IINA DG Robleh presented a report to the OIC chief on the agency’s different activities and the stages of the ongoing improvement plan, including the recently completed IINA media training centre project, which would be a training platform for the benefit of journalists in the Islamic world.