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China, Arabs look for enhancing media cooperation

Xinhua, January 19, 2016 

Participants in the "Chinese-Arab Media Dialogue Conference," which kicked off in Cairo on Monday, called for enhancing means of mutual media cooperation, deeming it as "witnesses and protectors for Sino-Arab friendship." The conference came at the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's five-day tour to the region, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran. "The Chinese-Arab media is a momentum for change and a registrar for the events," said Jiang Jianguo, minister of the State Council Information Office of China. Jiang suggested four ideas for increasing mutual cooperation in the media. The first is cooperation in raising the voice of peace and common development, as he said "the media personnel has a role in directing the public opinion and upholding the peace norms at wider range to positively enhance consensus in views and increase the positive energy towards peaceful development."He added that "we should cooperate hand in hand to combat all shapes of terrorism firmly."

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