Baghdad The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, confirmed that the role of the media in addressing negative phenomena in society is equivalent to the security role in importance.
Al-Zamili said during his visit to the headquarters of the Media Network and the Board of Trustees, during which he met with the Head of the Media Network, Nabil Jassem, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, “Jaafar Al-Wanan” and a number of members of the Board of Trustees: “His visit today, as his first field station, is evidence that the House of Representatives is interested in the network as a top priority for the establishment of a state media.” “Professional and developed as a key and founding partner in the political process, stressing that no executive body is allowed to interfere with the work and affairs of institutions associated with the legislative authority, especially the media network.”
The member of the Presidency called for “giving priority in the state’s media to people’s concerns and suffering, and criticizing negative issues and phenomena through awareness programmes, stressing that the role of the media in addressing many of the problems that society suffers from may be parallel in importance to the security role for the treatments and solutions it provides.” He called on the network management to work in a team spirit to correct previous mistakes and overcome challenges.
During his meeting with a number of network employees, Al-Zamili listened to their requests related to the distribution of residential plots and the confirmation of contracts according to legal frameworks, as he promised to follow up these files with the concerned authorities and resolve them as soon as possible.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency