Libyan media delegation visits Turkish Radio and Television TRT.

Ankara, 19.08.2015(Lana) NSG media delegation paid Wednesday a visit to Turkish Radio and Television TRT in the capital Ankara. TRT officials welcomed the visit of the Libyan delegation and head of TRT External Services, Suliman Ardal briefed the Libyan delegation about work and activities of TRT which houses 15 TV channels and 16 radios that broadcast to the world. About TRT technology, he said it ranked fifth at global level and that it is keen to forge strong relations with international institutions as it concluded 174 cooperation agreements with media institutions across the world. Such cooperation agreements include exchange of expertise, technologies and training pointing out that TRT offers training to 12,000 people annually, he added. TRT officials said the corporation has annual training programme in all media technology fields and that last year 30 countries participated in the TRT training programme hoping that Libya would be present in this year's training cycle due in October inviting all Ministry of Information affiliated bodies to take part. On his part head of the Libyan delegation, Waleed Etnaish praised the warm welcome and the intention to support and cooperate with Libya, stressing the role of Libyan-Turkish relations and the need to put such cooperation within a framework due to the significance of the information field especially at this critical juncture. He also introduced the Ministry of Information and its affiliated bodies. Etnaish also invited TRT to appoint correspondents in Libya to see developments beforehand and open up an office in Tripoli, explaining the role of state media in putting things into perspective and not to allow some private channels to inflate or marginalize some issues. The head of the Libyan delegation underscored the importance that officials from both sides appreciate the force of the media which has become the first power and not to ignore state media considering this meeting a preliminary for joint agreement on bilateral cooperation. For his part Mr. Jamal Zubya, Director of External Information Department expressed his readiness to offer assistance to foreign journalists and facilitate their job to carry out their duties in Libya. The NSG media delegation currently visiting Turkey comprises deputy minister of Information, Mr. Waleed Etnaish, Director General of Lana news agency, Abier Al-Qalal, Director of External Information department, Jamal Zubya, and Mr. Abdulfatah Ramadan from the External Information Department. =Lana=