Sponsored by Deputy prime Minister of Oman.. “Congress of Journalists 31” kicks off May 31 with participation of 350 journalists from more than 100 countries
Ashraf AboArafe
It is announced that the Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and the Special Representative of the Sultan, Asaad bin Tariq Al Said, is sponsoring the opening ceremony of the 31st International Conference of the International Federation of Journalists (ICIFJ) “Congress” on May 31, which is hosted by the Sultanate of Oman represented by the Omani Journalists Association at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center in Muscat. It lasts 4 days.
The conference is receiving local, regional and international attention as it is the most prominent press and media event in the Middle East, with the participation of about 350 journalists representing federations, unions and associations of more than 100 countries from different continents of the world, in addition to the participation of more than 50 journalists and media professionals representing newspapers, radios, television stations and electronic newspapers. from different countries of the world.
The program of the opening ceremony includes a speech by Dr. Muhammad bin Mubarak Al-Araimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Omani Journalists Association, a speech by Younis Mujahid, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Journalists, and a presentation of a documentary film on journalism in the Sultanate of Oman.
During the opening ceremony, the Sultanate of Oman’s award for the best press photo in the world will be announced, and 5 families of journalists who went missing while performing their journalistic work will be honored.
During the meetings of the International Federation of Journalists in Muscat, the founding meeting is also held, the presidency and general committees are elected, the plenary session is held to discuss the report of the Secretary-General “Letters of Solidarity”, the continental and parallel meetings of the committees of the General Conference on financial decisions, laws, the report of the Secretary-General, and the report of the Honorary Treasurer, and the election of administrative candidates, in addition to discussing legal and ordinary proposals.
Dr. Muhammad bin Mubarak Al-Araimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Omani Journalists Association, said that the Congress conference aims to introduce media work in the Sultanate of Oman and cooperation between various media institutions, in addition to introducing the Omani journalist and media person to all the details of this large organization, which includes more than 600 thousand and 500 journalists around the world.
He added that the work of the conference will include dialogue sessions that include many journalists from different countries of the world, during which their experiences in media work will be presented to the benefit of the participants, whether journalists from inside or outside the Sultanate of Oman, in addition to a lecture on the foreign policy of the Sultanate of Oman and a lecture on the vision of “Oman 2040”. The economic and promotional aspect and the presentation of a promotional film aimed at introducing the Sultanate’s economic, cultural and social components.
On the cooperation between the Omani Journalists Association and the General Conference represented by the General Secretariat in Brussels, Dr. Muhammad Al-Araimi explained that joint committees have been formed to work continuously to make this conference a success, in addition to the facilities that would contribute to the success of this conference through the initial meetings.
He stressed that the Omani Journalists Association, in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the International Federation of Journalists, is working to publicize the Asian Federation of Journalists, whose launch will be from Muscat.
He pointed out that the International Federation provides services to journalists in various countries of the world, where there are committees for women journalists, committees for freedoms and committees for subsidies, and there is a card issued by the union containing many features that help the journalist, whether in Oman or abroad, and benefit from them.
It is noteworthy that the Sultanate of Oman is the second Arab country after Tunisia and the first country in West Asia to host these meetings, which began in Brussels in 1952. It is the largest international organization of journalists, with a membership of more than 600,000 media professionals from 178 unions and associations from 148 countries around the world.
