QNA
Doha
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) Chairman HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani discussed ways to push forward media cooperation with Saudi Arabia during a meeting with Saudi Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al Dosari in Doha on Sunday.
The deliberations covered the roles of various media outlets in both countries to advocate national content that highlights their bilateral ties and extended relations and translates their exemplary ties of brotherhood and common culture between the two societies.
Sheikh Hamad stressed the importance of coordinating efforts and effective Qatari-Saudi media partnership to achieve common media aspirations and objectives.
He said the Saudi minister’s visit to Doha will open new horizons through close cooperation and strategic partnerships between the QMC and the Saudi Ministry of Media across various media sectors.
He praised the strong and deep-rooted fraternal relations between the leadership and people of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
On his part, Dosari said that Qatari-Saudi media relations have reached their highest levels, stressing the need to further boost them.
He pointed out that there is fruitful and continuous cooperation between the QMC and the Saudi Ministry of Media, expressing his aspiration to expand cooperation to broader levels, and to present media initiatives that reflect the level of distinguished relations between the two countries.
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Qatar HH Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Abdullah Al Farhan Al Saud attended the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, a framework agreement for news cooperation was sealed between Qatar News Agency (QNA) and Saudi News Agency (SPA), with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and coordination and close partnerships between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by QNA Director-General Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi and SPA President Ali AlZaid.
