Karam Gabr: It is necessary to activate a media communication committee between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to improve media relations

• Salman Al-Dosari: The relations between the two countries are rooted and historical and are distinguished by their uniqueness and responsibility in managing all the crises that the region is going through.. There are no disputes or problems between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.. Our role as media is not to allow this.

Journalist Karam Jabr, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, received Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari, Saudi Minister of Information, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Osama Naqli, Saudi Ambassador to Egypt, and a number of media professionals, journalists, and heads of newspaper boards of directors and editors.

The Saudi delegation included Muhammad Fahd Al-Harithi, Chairman of the Radio and Television Authority, Abdul Latif Al-Abdul Latif, Chairman of the Saudi Media Regulatory Authority, Dr. Khaled Al-Ghamdi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for International Media Relations, Engineer Israa Asiri, Director of the Executive Office of the Minister of Information, Khaled Bu Ali, Advisor to the Minister of Information, Ali Al-Zaid, Advisor to the Minister of Information, Engineer Hatem Abu Al-Nasr, Vice President of the Radio and Television Authority, and Turki Al-Omari, Director Media operations in international relations.

Journalist Karam Gabr began the meeting by welcoming the attendees, stressing that he welcomed the Saudi minister on his first official visit to Egypt, and that there has been great communication between the Egyptian and Saudi sides for a long time at the media level, explaining that Saudi Arabia is a sister country that the Egyptians love and that there is no Egyptian home. No individual has visited Saudi Arabia either to perform Hajj or Umrah or for work.

The head of the Supreme Council for Media explained that the Egyptian media reflects the true image of the good relations between the leaders of the two countries, and the role of the media is to reflect the strong bilateral relations in all fields, and our role is to unite and not divide and to be a media for reunification that rises above petty things and does not get involved in conflicts, adding that we must search. We look for commonalities and we work to develop them.

He pointed out the necessity of activating a media communication committee between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to work on improving media relations between the two countries, and to intervene immediately to solve any urgent media problem, as well as identifying topics of interest to both sides, discussing ways to address them, and working to converge media visions on various issues such as the events in Gaza and the sea. Red, explaining that expanding the scope of the fire will put us all in danger.

He explained that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the President of the Republic, did not speak against any Arab country, ruler, or people except with goodness and positivity.

For his part, Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari, the Saudi Minister of Information, confirmed that he was happy to be among this group of Egyptian media professionals on his first visit to Egypt, adding that Egyptian-Saudi relations are rooted and historical and are distinguished by their uniqueness and responsibility in managing all the crises that the region is going through.

He added that media relations between the two countries are a reflection of political relations, which are at their strongest levels, noting that the role of the media is to advance these relations, intervene immediately, and work to mend the rift if there are any differences between the two sides. There is no media disagreement between the two countries, but there are some attempts by some. Through social media, they aim to tickle feelings by searching for anything negative to increase follow-up, but our role as media is to never allow this because there are no disputes or problems between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

He pointed out that people’s awareness is the way to confront the attempts of some to create tension between the two countries, especially since popular awareness has risen due to the events taking place in the region.

Meanwhile, Osama Nuqli, the Saudi ambassador to Egypt, indicated that relations between the two countries are at their best, and there is coordination at all leadership, military and security levels, adding that there is great strategic cooperation between the two countries, as evidenced by the number of mutual visits at the ministerial level or by senior officials between the two countries. To promote common interests.

At the end of the meeting, journalist Karam Jabr presented the shield of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation to the Saudi Minister of Information.

Muhammad Fahd Al-Harithi, Chairman of the Saudi Radio and Television Corporation, indicated that there is no crisis between the Egyptian and Saudi media, explaining that there are partnerships between the Saudi Radio and Television Corporation, the Egyptian Broadcasting Corporation, the United Company, and Nilesat, adding that a major initiative for artificial intelligence will be announced. During the Saudi Media Forum.

Participated in the meeting were Counselor Yasser Al-Mabadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, journalist Saleh Al-Salhi, Undersecretary of the Council, journalist Nashaat Al-Daihi, journalist Rania Hashem, and Dr. Mona Al-Hadidi, members of the Council, and MP Mustafa Bakri, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Osboa newspaper and a program presenter on Sada Al-Balad Channel, and Representative Imad Khalil, a member of the House of Representatives for the Coordination of Youth of Parties and Politicians and representative of Ten Channel, and the journalist Ahmed Moussa, a program presenter on Sada Channel. Al-Balad, journalist Heba Jalal, program presenter on Al-Mehwar channel, journalist Muhammad Ali Khair, program presenter and journalist, journalist Amr Al-Khayyat, editor-in-chief of Akhbar Al-Youm, and journalist writer Ali Hassan, editor-in-chief of the Middle East News Agency.

The journalist Mohamed Shardi, presenter on Al-Hayat channel, the journalist Jaber Al-Qarmouti, presenter on the CBC channel, the journalist Izzat Ibrahim, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Weekly, the representative Imad al-Din Hussein, member of the Senate and editor-in-chief of Al-Shorouk, and the journalist writer Akram Al-Qassas, president of Al-Ahram Weekly, also participated. Youm7 Board of Directors, journalist Alaa Al-Ghatrifi, editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm, journalist Heba Al-Abasiri, program presenter on CBC, journalist Ahmed Abdel Samad, program presenter on Al-Hayat Channel, journalist Jumana Maher, presenter of the Good Morning Egypt program, and journalist Tamer Hanafi, program presenter. On the Cairo News Channel, the journalist Shadi Shash, Vice President of the Extra News Channel, the journalist Sarah Hazem, a program presenter on the ON TV channel, the journalist Asmaa Youssef, a program presenter on the DMC Channel, the journalist Sherif Hilal, director of MBC Egypt, and the journalist Salah Mahran, the channel’s program director. MBC Egypt.