The Chairman of the Communications and Media Commission meets his Emirati counterpart in Beirut to discuss digital media cooperation and the discourse of comprehensive development
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The Chairman of the Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Dr. Nofal Abu Ragheef, met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office of the United Arab Emirates, on the sidelines of the 21st Arab Media Forum held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between Iraq and the UAE in the fields of media and government communication, particularly in areas related to the regulation of the digital space and the development of the legislative framework for media, in line with contemporary transformations and in service of the shared interests of the two brotherly countries.
Dr. Abu Ragheef emphasized the importance of coordinating Arab efforts to confront the chaos of digital content and called for advancing a joint Arab charter on media ethics and digitization in the era of artificial intelligence. He reaffirmed Iraq’s commitment to providing its regulatory and technical expertise to serve the Arab media landscape, while also benefiting from the UAE’s distinguished experience in this field.
For his part, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed expressed his appreciation for Iraq’s media and international stature, expressing his desire to strengthen the frameworks of joint cooperation on key issues of mutual interest, particularly in developmental media, professional training, and institutional media development.
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