| Date: 30/04/2012 Time: 12:22:00 AM |
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber
Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah called on Sunday for extending all forms of support
for "wise and responsible" media.
"Kuwait has been a pioneer in supporting open media through important media
meetings," Sheikh Jaber said in a statement on sidelines of the 9th Arab Media
Forum.
Sheikh Jaber praised role of the Arab media to boosting awareness and
contribute to genuine decision-making.
Arab Media Forum Secretary General Madhi Al-Khamees, in a speech at the
opening of the forum, said the Arab media was experiencing critical phase
amidst the Arab Spring.
This phase, he added, made the Arab citizen more active and linked to media
more than ever.
The new media, said Al-Khamees, was forming political, social and cultural
future of the Arab world.
He said media was the mirror of every society "and through which we can
read reality and hope for a better media future."
Al-Khamees said media was a "sensitive and dangerous" tool which could
either result in advancement of retreat of societies.
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby said the Arab Media Forum has
succeeded over the past years to be a tool of communication between
journalists.
Al-Araby, in a speech delivered on his behalf by his assistant for media
Mohammad Al-Khamlishi, said the Arab League was keen on developing the Arab
media action.
Meanwhile, Tunisian minister of human rights and government spokesman
Sameer Dilou said the Arab media perspective was still unclear.
He thanked the Forum for supporting the Tunisian revolution.
Governor of Makkah and founder of the Arab intellect foundation Prince
Khaled Al-Faisal called for benefiting from moder communication means.
Prince Sultan bin Khaled Al-Faisal, delivering a speech on behalf of Prince
Khaled Al-Faisal, hoped the Arab Media Forum achieves its objectives.
Kuwait Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
underlined importance of media but they should be used in the appropriate
context.
The Forum organizers honored Arab journalists who won the Arab award for
media creativity: Sameer Atallah from Lebanon, Kuwait's ex-information
minister Mohammad Al-Sanousi, Princess Reem Al-Ali of Jordan, Prince Khaled
Al-Faisal, Tunisian human rights minister Sameer Delou and Sheikh Mohammad
Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. |