Damascus, SANA – Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi on Sunday stressed the necessity of establishing a media system which encompasses journalists from all countries with the aim of fighting all types of terrorism.
Meeting a number of Iraqi journalists who took part in the International Media Conference against Terrorism held in Damascus recently, al-Zoubi pointed to the important role of Iraq in fighting terrorism.
Syria and Iraq have joint destiny in the victory over terrorism and the countries sponsoring it, the Information Minister went on to say.
Iraqi journalists, for their part, hailed Syria’s “key and main” role in maintaining the identity of the Arab Nation and in confronting all schemes aiming at partitioning Iraq and Syria.
Deputy Chairman of the Iraqi Union of radio and television, Mohammad al-Hamad calledfor further activating mechanisms, coordination and cooperation between the Iraqi and Syrian mass media as being “in the same trench against one war”.
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