UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION FOR INFORMATION AFFAIRS DR ABDULLAH AL-JASSER SAID THE WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AIMS AT SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE ROLE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IN PROJECTING THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS ON THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN REALIZING THE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THE WORKSHOP, ORGANIZED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UN'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WAS INAUGURATED HERE TODAY BY PRINCE FAISAL BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAUDI RESEARCH AND MARKETING GROUP. IN A STATEMENT TO SPA, DR AL-JASSER SAID THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION HAS BEEN DOING ITS BEST TO TRAIN SAUDI CADRES IN THE MEDIA FIELD AND ENABLE THEM TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. DR AL-JASSER POINTED OUT THAT THE WORKSHOP WILL SHED LIGHT ON THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. HE NOTED THAT SAUDI ARABIA SIGNED IN 2000 A DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOL WHICH AIMS AT COMBATING POVERTY, IMPROVEMENT OF THE HEALTH CONDITION, COMBATING DISEASES, GUARANTEE OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT. 'THE KINGDOM IS AN EFFECTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL COUNTRY IN VARIOUS DOMAINS', HE ADDED.
