DAMASCUS, (ST) _Information Minister Omran al-Zou’bi has branded the Syrian media as a partner to the armed forces as regards confronting the vicious media campaign targeting Syria (state and army )in a bid to change its identity under religious, confessional and legal designations.
Al-Zou’bi ‘s remark was made during a meeting he held Wednesday with the Yemeni teachers’ syndicate delegation currently visiting Syria.
During the meeting, al-Zou’bi highlighted the recent development of the Syrian media especially in tracking field events and refuting the allegations and fabrications plus and its role as a bulwark in defending the Syrian public opinion.
“Proudly speaking, the national media has spared no effort to convey the true image of the events so as it became the source of facts and information, and is now dealing with events on the ground with a hands-on approach,”asserted al-Zou’bi.
The minister highlighted the efforts to improve the Syrian media and “dislodge the mindset that has been prevalent for decades,” announcing that a national workshop to discuss the faults and deficiencies of national media will be organized in the coming few days.
Al-Zoubi reiterated his confidence in Syria’s inevitable victory over the armed terrorist groups(al-Qaeda-affiliates al-Nusra front and others) who are committing appalling crimes against the Syrian people.
He made it clear that there is a difference the national opposition that has a national political project, and the armed terrorist groups who are inciting aggression and foreign intervention.
For his part, head of the Yemeni Teachers Syndicate Mohammad Hanzal voiced the Yemeni people’s support to Syria as being the ”beating heart of Arab nation” and the defender of its dignity in its war against terrorism and the US-Zionist scheme.
The delegation members lauded the Syrian people’s steadfastness and army ”who astounded the world by combating terrorism and defending the Arab nation.”
They also praised the great development of the Syrian national media and its role in divulging the lies and allegations of hostile media, affirming that the Syrian media is the reliable source of information for a large segment of the Yemeni people.
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