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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 7.41 GMT |
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SAARC journalist forum begins today |
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The fourth SAARC Journalist Summit of South
Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) will be
inaugurated at the Hotel Trans Asia, Colombo
today.
Over 175 local and foreign journalists from
the SAARC region will attend the two-day
forum to talk on Freedom of Media in
Conflict Situations.
The forum includes a preliminary session,
where the delegates will discuss the country
situation under the theme 'Access to and
free flow of information.' Each country will
be given an opportunity to present their
case.
The journalists summit declaration will be
read out at the conclusion by SAFMA
Secretary General Imitiaz Alam.
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