ANSA has continued to expand its
network of international collaborations with news agencies
around the world with the signing of a new partnership with the
Bahrain News Agency (BNA).
The agreement makes it possible for the two news agencies to
exchange contents and develop joint commercial offers to support
the communications of the institutions and companies of the
respective countries.
The cooperation agreement was signed - in the presence of
Italian Ambassador to Manama Paola Amadei, Bahrain Information
Minister Ramzan bin Abdullah Al Noaimi and Bahrain Charge
d'Affaires in Italy Talal Faisal Al Hamar - via video link by
the Director General of the Bahrain agency Khalil Buheji and
ANSA CEO Stefano De Alessandri.
"The signing of this agreement falls within the framework of
close relations of friendship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and
Italy and the two countries' intention to further develop them
in order to support common interests," said Minister Ramzan bin
Abdullah Al Noaimi, adding he hoped for the "success of
cooperation between the two countries in the news field".
Ambassador Paola Amadei said she was "honoured to have witnessed
the signing of the memorandum of agreement between BNA and ANSA,
which comes withing the framework of excellent relations between
Italy and Bahrain.
"Guaranteeing accurate, speedy and reliable news is of
fundamental importance for every sector of society, from
business to leisure, science and security," she observed.
"I would like to express my sincerest best wishes to both ANSA
and BNA for the work they will do together and my most
heart-felt appreciation of the extraordinary commitment made in
creating this memorandum.
"I am certain that Italy and Bahrain will further develop their
cooperation in the various sectors of common interest," added
the ambassador, expressing confidence that cooperation in the
media field between the two countries will help lead to a
qualitative leap forward in bilateral relations.
BNA Director General Buheji expressed sincere gratitude to the
Information Minister for the continued support given to the
agency, highlighting how the signing of the memorandum with ANSA
was part of an effort to strengthen cooperation with prestigious
international news agencies.
Buheji then stressed that "the signing of the agreement with
ANSA will open new cooperation horizons"
ANSA CEO De Alessandri expressed satisfaction about the
agreement, stressing how the cooperation between the news
agencies will make it possible to enrich the coverage of the
respective countries and develop commercial collaborations to
support the communications of Bahraini and Italian companies and
institutions.
Bahrain Charge d'Affaires in Italy Talal Faisal Al Hamar called
the agreement between the two agencies "an important media
instrument to promote better public knowledge of the growth and
developments taking place in these two friend nations.
"This flow of information between the two agencies will
contribute to increasing reciprocal awareness of the results
achieved by our countries in the fields of culture, history,
politics and business," added Talal Faisal Al Hamar.
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