Lebanese Ministry of Information
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, on Monday welcomed a delegation representing the Council of Actors’ Syndicate in Lebanon, headed by Naama Badawi, with whom he discussed an array of issues related to the acting profession in Lebanon and the means to make Tele Liban a productive institution.
Al-Makary then welcomed the Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy, Toby Mendel, Director of UNESCO’s Regional Office in Beirut, Costanza Farina, and UNESCO’s Communications and Media Officer, George Awad.
The meeting reportedly discussed the new media law proposal in Lebanon.
For his part, Al-Makary thanked the delegation for its interest and cooperation in this field, expressing his desire “to speed up the adoption of a modern media law that guarantees freedom of expression and the rights of media professionals.”
In turn, Mendel praised “the efforts exerted to develop a new law, which has made great strides in freedom-related issues.”
He pointed to some non-binding remarks and wished that they would be taken into account by the competent authorities.
For her part, Farina announced “UNESCO’s support for everyone who contributes to ensuring and protecting freedom of expression and opinion, protecting journalists, combating fake news and hate speech, and moving forward towards the required reforms.”
NNA
