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KUNA's Deputy Director-General for Administrative, Financial and Communication Affairs attends FANA meeting
KUWAIT, Nov 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) partook in the 49th conference of the general assembly of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, in its capacity as a FANA member and vice-president.
The FANA general assembly kick-started in the Emirati capital earlier in the day, with the participation of representatives of 14 member news agencies and several other world media organizations.
In a keynote speech during the conference, Director-General of Emirates News Agency (WAM) and FANA Vice-President Mohammad Al-Rayssi hoped that the event would lead to wiping out obstacles impeding further development of relations between Arab and European news agencies.
He added that all world news agencies share the same nature of work and concern, and mainly aim at delivering facts to people across the world with high credibility and transparency.
KUNA was represented at the event by its Deputy Director-General for Administrative, Financial and Communication Affairs Mohammad Al-Manaie and Chief of Public Relations Esam Al-Ruwaih. (end)
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