The
agreement was reached during the OANA board meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday,
where the delegates discussed solutions to enhance the organisation’s
operations in the present times.
The
meeting was opened by Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas
Salehi.
In
his opening remarks, Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency
(IRNA) of Iran, Zia Hashemi said after 57 years of development, OANA has now
become the provider of two-thirds of information in the globe but it has failed
to gain influence on the international arena as expected.
OANA
needs to restructure and renovate itself by mobilising the capacity of all
members in a bid to become a more active organisation, he said.
OANA
President Aslan Aslanov, who is General Director of the Azerbaijan State News
Agency (AZERTAC), suggested holding a conference or a workshop as part of the
Executive Board meetings bringing together all member agencies in order to
share their experience and exchange views.
He
also proposed establishing a training academy for professional staff and
recommended OANA members to equip themselves with ideas and technological
knowledge to cope with new challenges.
Speaking
at the meeting, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi emphasised the importance
of sharing information among OANA member agencies, saying it will help improve
connections, narrow the gap of awareness of events and issues, and enhance
mutual understanding.
Each
agency has its own features, values and strength, and hence cooperating and
sharing news will bring about more understanding of the issues at hand, Loi
said.
He
also highlighted the importance of diversifying the communication platforms to
increase the spread of news in line with new technologies.
At
the meeting, the delegates also agreed to a tentative schedule for the 17th
OANA General Assembly which is scheduled to be held in South Korea’s Seoul in
November next year.
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