TEHRAN (ISNA)- Saudi Minister of Hajj and Information Bandar bin Mohammed Hamza Asaad Hajjar is in Iran for the 10th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM).This is the first time that Saudi Minister of Hajj is visiting Iran. The Saudi official was welcomed by Head of Iranian Organization of Hajj and Pilgrimage. He would meet with officials of the organization to discuss Hajj-related issues.
The two-day event, with the theme of Media Convergence for Peace and Calm in the Islamic World, kicked off in Tehran on December 3.
Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati and Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani would participate in the opening of the event.
The session will focus on a number of key issues in the field of information, including the role of media in supporting the Palestinian cause by exposing the Israeli atrocities against Palestinian people and Tel Avivs attempts to Judaize Jerusalem al-Quds.
Participants will also discuss information-related measures, in cooperation with information institutions in OIC member states and international information institutions, to counter extremism and Islamophobia.
Meanwhile, experts from the ICIM began their meeting earlier on Monday to highlight the role of media in Muslim nations in the fight against violence and extremism in the region and the world.
The OIC, which was established in 1969, is the second-largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations and has 57 member states spread over four continents.
By ISNA
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