The President of the Publishers Association of Liberia, alongside the publisher of The Heritage Newspaper, held their first meeting with an an official from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates responsible for the media.
Mr. Alphonso Toweh and Mr. Mohammed Kannah held a meeting with Mr. Yassne Dalal, chief Media Relations Officier Division at the Ministry of Foreign and Economic Cooperation, in Rabat.
Mr. Dalal expressed his sincere gratitude for holding such a meeting with representatives from the Liberian media.
He said the media in Morrocco was interested in forming collaboration with that of Liberia for the promotion of peace.
In furtherance of his discussions, he introduced Mr. Adnane Bennis of Morocco World News, a private media outlet.
Mr. Bennis also commended the PAL representatives and encouraged them to work together for building a strong regional media bloc, “Africa has potential. The future is Africa, and it is the media that should be able to set the agenda.” He said he wants PAL to create avenues to form partnerships with some Liberian print media.”
For his part, Mr. Toweh reiterated his call for a strong and vibrant media, irrespective of location.
“We from PAL would love to form strong partnerships with Moroccan media for the betterment of our two countries and beyond. It is about time that we start to set the agenda so that the outside media can flow at times. Africa should know that we have the resources, manpower, and can make things happen if we are committed.”
Meanwhile, the two publishers are expected to hold series of meetings in the coming days and will address a number of organizations in Morocco.
