Xinhua News Agency signed collective contracts with a number of foreign media organizations during the Fifth World Media Summit - Xinhuanet

On December 2, Fu Hua, executive chairman of the World Media Summit and president of Xinhua News Agency, attended the signing ceremony in Nansha, Guangzhou, together with foreign media organizations who came to China to attend the fifth World Media Summit.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Bin

Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, December 2 (Reporters Feng Xinran, Hong Zehua, Liu Shuchen) During the fifth World Media Summit, a collective signing ceremony between Xinhua News Agency and foreign media organizations was held in Nansha, Guangzhou on the 2nd. Xinhua News Agency and relevant foreign media organizations will deepen cooperation in the fields of news information exchange, personnel exchanges and visits, and media integration development.

Fu Hua, President of the Xinhua News Agency, Bernarda Llorente, President of the Argentine American News Agency, Luis Morente, President of the Philippine News Agency, Andrei Pershin, Deputy Director of Rossiya Gazeta, Director of the National Press and Publication Bureau of Burundi Louis Kamwambusa and Tyson Henry, Director of the Barbados Government Information Office, attended the signing ceremony.

The heads of foreign media organizations who attended the signing ceremony said in an interview with reporters that this World Media Summit is held at the right time. We are willing to take this opportunity to deepen exchanges and mutual learning with Xinhua News Agency and other Chinese media colleagues, strengthen practical cooperation, and gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China, so as to contribute to promoting the people-to-people bonds of all countries and promoting world peace and development.

Bernarda Llorente, president of Argentina’s Inter-American News Agency, said that the cooperation agreement signed today is of great significance to deepening the relationship between Argentina’s Inter-American News Agency and Xinhua News Agency. Afghanistan and China have extensive common interests and complementary economic advantages. Strengthening media cooperation between Afghanistan and China will help promote people-to-people bonds between the two countries and enhance mutual trust.

Luis Morente, President of the Philippine News Agency, said that Xinhua News Agency is an important partner of the Philippine News Agency and the two parties have a long history of cooperation. We look forward to this summit and the signing of relevant cooperation documents to further promote mutual visits between personnel from both sides, strengthen exchanges and cooperation between media colleagues, and promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the Philippines and China.

Andrei Pershin, deputy president of Rossiya Gazeta, said that Xinhua News Agency is an old friend and good partner of Rossiya Gazeta. The agreement signed in Guangzhou has opened up new prospects for cooperation between the two parties. Russian readers have a strong interest in news about Chinese politics, culture, scientific research, sports and other fields. We will also explore new forms of cooperation in the future.

Louis Kamwambusa, Director of the National Press and Publication Service of Burundi, said that the signing of this cooperation document is of great significance. For Burundian media such as “New Life”, I believe they can benefit a lot from cooperation with Xinhua News Agency. Thanks to this summit for creating opportunities for media exchanges from various countries, we look forward to exchanges and cooperation between all parties to contribute to the development of the global media industry.

Tyson Henry, Director of the Barbados Government Information Office, said that today’s collective signing ceremony will lay a solid foundation for further deepening the relationship between Barbados and China. It is hoped that this World Media Summit will be used as a starting point to further promote personnel exchanges and technical exchanges between the two parties. I look forward to coming to China again as soon as possible to observe and learn cutting-edge media technologies and deepen cooperation with China.

It is understood that so far, as China’s national news agency and a global news agency, Xinhua News Agency has signed cooperation agreements with more than 3,600 media organizations around the world, including news agencies, government agencies, newspapers, media groups/companies, television stations, universities, etc. .

Focusing on the theme of “boosting global confidence and jointly promoting media development”, the 5th World Media Summit was held in Guangzhou and Kunming from December 2 to 8, and was co-sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, the Guangdong Provincial Government, and the Yunnan Provincial Government. More than 450 representatives from 197 mainstream media, think tanks, government agencies, embassies and consulates in China, as well as United Nations agencies and international organizations from 101 countries and regions around the world attended the meeting.

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