The Islamic Radios and Televisions Union was inaugurated formally

The principal goal of the union is cooperation amongst Islamic radios and televisions and also media services at professional, media and educational fields in cultural and political dimensions and also defending against the all prejudices, lapses and cultural invasions and supporting all Muslims and Islamic countries against autocracies powers.

The press conference held by presence of Ali Karimian Secretary –General of the union, Abdullah Qasir union`s Supreme Council chief, , Dr.Hussein Razi deputy of the union, , Abbas Isavi Alforat manager, , hojjatoleslam Muhammad Lotf Radio Maaref manager at Qom city, i, Ewad Abrahim Awad from Sudan, Dr. Adnan from Turkey and javaad Muhseni from Afghanistan.

Qasir said the important duty of the crowded people here is to declare clearly and formally the establishment of the union. He added the goals of the union is cooperation amongst Islamic radios and televisions and also media services at professional, media and educational fields in cultural and political dimensions and also defending against the all prejudices, lapses and cultural invasions and supporting all Muslims and Islamic countries against autocracies powers.

He stressed the main cooperation and activities of the members will be interchange of technological experiences and techniques, visual and audio programs, regional media co operations in individual training, technical studies, and news interchange, programming and supporting the rights of the members based on constitution and ethical charter of the union.

He pointed to members of the union and said the union has 56 TV channels, 72 radio channels and 35 institutes from 25 countries and declared the union is NGO and has the parts such as General Assembly, supreme Council, Secretariat, Committees and dependant centers. The committees are Religious Maaref, News and political, training, media service and technical committees.

Hojjatoleslam Muhammad Lotfi, Radio Maaref manager said establishment of the union is based on Islam, which is high word. He pointed to movement of people toward spirituality and said the Islam enemies don let the Islam discourse be heard by the people.
Ibrahim Evad also said the gathering is an example of the Islam Ummah. Mohseni said the union established when the establishment was necessary.
In the meeting the reporters asked question from the Secretary General of the union.

The reporter of the Tammadon TV asked about the different of the union with other unions and Karimian answered the union is NGO and its activities based on the ethical charter and main aim of the union is spirituality growth and unity of the Islamic nations.

Heidari, reporter of Afghanistan asked about details of functions and secretary general answered the functions of the union was not formally 2 last years and its reason was to be prepared the principles of the union and its goals based on the ethical charter.

Zeigami, reporter of Al-kawthar asked about the union programs against enemies and Karimian said one of our goals is supporting of the don trodden nations like Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan and said our aim is not confrontation because the confrontation at media activities is not meaningful.

Heidary, reporter, asked is there any guarantee the union to be activated unlike the other unions? And Karimian said confrontation against the oppression is our aim and all members’ activities are based on ethical charter.

Karimian described three main guidelines as follow: offer of media services in preparation, production, and interchange of programs and media services which film market is an example of it. Another one is production and interchange of the news and there are good cooperation amongs members and the establishment of the Atlas Agency is a basic resource. The other one is training and educating center and in order to be access able the important aim the training center of Beirut and IRIB`s College are dedicated to the aims.

At the end of the press session, Karimian stressed at the closing ceremony which will be on Monday, the valuable rewards will be submitted to 40 works from 500 received works.