Information Undersecretaries of Yemen coalition hold coordination meeting

RIYADH, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- Undersecretaries of Information in member states of the coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen met Sunday in the Saudi Capital Riyadh to discuss ways for "coordinating information efforts." Saudi Undersecretary for External Media at the Information Ministry, Dr. Khaled Al-Ghamdi, said, in his address to the conferees, that the meeting is a follow-up gathering to the coalition information ministers' meeting, held in Jeddah last June.
Today's meeting is scheduled to follow up on the ministerial meeting recommendations and "adopt executive mechanisms," Al-Ghmadi added.
The meeting also aims to support the legitimate Yemeni government to confront the Houthi and Iranian media in the region and the world, Al-Ghamdi said. Moreover, it is designed to work out a "a mechanism to activate the joint media discourse of the coalition members and enhance cooperation among them," he added.
Al-Ghamdi has noted that the discussions will focus on the development of joint mechanisms to confront the hostile media and support the media institutions in the coalition countries.
Kuwaiti Undersecretary of Information Tariq Al-Mizrim and Assistant Undersecretary for external media in Information Ministry Faisal Al-Mutlaqim are attending the meeting, agenda of which addresses cooperation with the Yemeni Ministry of Information. (end) mdm.aa