Bernama to attend OANA Board Meeting in Tehran

Bernama will attend the 43^rd Organization of Asia- Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive Board Meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran next week.

The news agency will be represented by Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab and Managing Editor Mohamad Nasir Yusof at the meeting hosted by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on September 3.

Currently chaired by Azerbaijan News Agency (AzerTaC), the other board members include Turkish News Agency (ANADOLU), Bahrain News Agency (BNA), Japanese News Agency (KYODO), Mehr News Agency (MNA) of Iran, Mongolia News Agency (MONTSAME), Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), Russian News Agency (TASS), South Korean News Agency (YONHAP) and China's News Agency (XINHUA).

OANA was formed in 1961 with the backing of UNESCO and consists of 44 news agencies from 35 countries.

A report on its website today stated that the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) will also take part in the OANA meeting with a delegation led by its director Shafiq al-Obeidi.

The meeting was expected to discuss the role of news agencies, their active contribution to economic development and the advanced techniques used to cover events and convey them to the people in advanced professional formats.

The participants will also discuss the coordination and consolidation of the positions of the organization in facing the challenges faced by the media.