MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ISLAMIC RADIO FEDERATION, CHAIRED HERE TODAY THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION. IN A SPEECH ON THE OCCASION, THE MINISTER STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF BOLSTERING THE ROLE OF THE FEDERATION. SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU, WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING, UNDERLINED THE NEED FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FEDERATION. AFTERWARDS, THE MEETING DISCUSSED ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE WORK OF THE FEDERATION.