IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI, THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION, PAID A VISIT TO IRAN'S MINISTER OF CULTURE AND ISLAMIC GUIDANCE MOHAMMED HUSSEIN JAAFAR HAREEDI AT HIS GUEST RESIDENCE IN JEDDAH TONIGHT. DURING THE MEETING, THEY EXCHANGED CORDIAL TALKS AND REVIEWED A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE AGENDA OF THE 7TH OIC ISLAMIC INFORMATION MINISTERS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR JEDDAH TOMORROW. COMMENTING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING, HAREEDI DESCRIBED THE MEETING AS FRUITFUL AND POSITIVE IN THE FIELD OF BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE KINGDOM AND IN THE FIELD OF COOPERATION AMONG ISLAMIC COUNTRIES. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY FOLLOWING THE MEETING, HAREEDI CALLED ON THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES TO FORGE AN UNIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE ISLAMIC JOINT INTERESTS TO FACE COUNTER INFORMATION. "WE HAVE TO USE THE SAME POLICIES AND WAYS TO WARD OFF COUNTER MEDIA", HE SAID.
