Kazan (UNA) – The Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) signed on Wednesday (May 15, 2024) a memorandum of cooperation with the Russian Interfax Agency, on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum 2024 held in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation.
The Federation was represented at the signing ceremony by Director General Mohammed bin Abed Rabbo Al-Yami, while Interfax was represented by Managing Director Obirimoc Andrei Alexandrovich.
The MoU aims to expand partnership and cooperation relations between the two sides, including the exchange of news content, coverage of important events related to relations between Russia and the OIC countries, as well as international news in English, Arabic and French.
The MoU also aims to establish cooperation between the Union and Interfax in establishing joint media projects, exchanging experiences between the two sides, in addition to cooperation in the technical field.
The Director General of the Union, Mohammed bin Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, stressed that the memorandum comes within the framework of strengthening the Union's partnerships with international media institutions to address common media issues, and to intensify the media presence of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and its various institutions in the international media, thus contributing to highlighting its various activities and initiatives.
It is noteworthy that the Union has previously signed memorandums of cooperation with a number of media organizations in Russia, including Sputnik, Fayuri, Tatmedia, and RT Arabic.
