Cairo, January 26 (QNA) - The Arab League commended Monday the effective role of the State of Qatar in strengthening the joint Arab media work system, through following up on the implementation of the resolutions issued by the 55th session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers, which was held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in Cairo in November, especially with regard to strengthening the Arab media discourse supporting the Palestinian cause in the international media scene.

This took place during a meeting between HE Arab League Assistant Secretary-General for Media and Communication, Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, and HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Egypt and Qatar's Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Thani, at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar in Cairo.

In this regard, HE Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi praised the constructive initiatives of the Qatar Media Corporation and its continued commitment to cooperating with the Media and Communication Sector (the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Information Ministers), through its contributions in providing proposals and initiatives aimed at developing the Arab media strategy and developing media partnerships in accordance with the Arab media action plan abroad, and keeping pace with Arab media in the digital transformation and uses of artificial intelligence.

The meeting discussed ways to enhance media cooperation and coordination to support joint Arab action and contribute to highlighting Arab issues, while emphasizing the importance of developing media communication mechanisms and strengthening the role of Arab media in addressing current regional and international challenges.

The Arab League indicated that the meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the agenda of meetings scheduled for the next phase, starting with the 104th regular session of the Standing Committee for Arab Media and the 22nd regular session of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Information Ministers, scheduled to be held in Kuwait from Feb. 10-11. (QNA)