- A 20-member delegation of the OIC expressed solidarity with the Rohingya refugees when it visited them in Cox’s Bazar
RIYADH: The director general of the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-UNA), Issa Khaireh Robleh, held talks with the secretary-general of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), Ahmed Shaheen, discussing cooperation in the fields of training media personnel.
During the meeting in Cairo on Monday, the two officials discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the development and restructuring of the member news agencies through their experiences. They also discussed key issues, including the merging of the International Islamic News Agency (IINA) into the OIC-UNA and its role in the field of coordination and news exchange.
Separately, a 20-member delegation of the OIC expressed solidarity with the Rohingya refugees when it visited them in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, telling them that they are not alone.
Nine members of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) also joined the delegation.
The delegation started the day-long visit by speaking to several refugee men and women at Ghumdhum for an hour. Later, they visited a UNHCR-run transit center in Kutupalang camp, in the Ukhia sub-district.