Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a course on the art of etiquette and protocol for the Shrine's media cadres
Report presented by Emad Ba'ou
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded a course on "The Art of Etiquette and Protocol" for the cadres of the media department at the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, coordinated by the International Media Centre affiliated with the Shrine.
Dr. Hisham Al-Alawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Planning Affairs, stated to the International Media Centre, "The art of etiquette and protocol course at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the most important courses organised for the Shrine's cadres, and we are happy to hold this course at a high level."
He added, "These efforts came due to our meeting with the Shrine's Chief Clerk, his eminence, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai, as there were several ideas and proposals to work on consolidating principles between the Shrine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the course was one of them as a beginning to upcoming works.
He continued, "There are great efforts that we will work on in cooperation with the shrine, with His Eminence Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai, and the brothers working in the media department, such as holding conferences and building bridges of cooperation, indicating that a religious diplomacy forum will be held next month in cooperation with the Shrine in order to highlight Iraq's identity and the vital role of supreme Religious authority activities in spreading the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence between the Iraqi citizens and the whole world, and praising the sacred site's role in hosting visitors and tourists."
Al-Hassan Neamah Abdul Karim, the Shrine's representative in the course and director of Al-Rawdah Al-Husayniyya radio station, stated,"
"In light of the continuous development and the great expansion that the Shrine's General Secretariat is witnessing at all levels and fields, including service, health, social, media, agricultural, humanitarian, and others, all of which are to serve the pilgrims and the Iraqi and Arab citizens, the Shrine has been continuing to train its cadres for the best and included his speech with words of thanks for the great efforts."
Haider Al-Mankoushi, Director of the International Media Centre affiliated with the Media Department at the Shrine, said, "As part of an integrated plan, our centre is working in cooperation with many state institutions in addition to regional and international institutions, and after the visit of His Excellency Ambassador Hisham Al-Alawi, Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Karbala, several agreements for cultural, intellectual, religious, and development events were set that the Ministry and the Shrine provided."
Translation / Aba Al-Hassan Abbas
