IFJ president in Yemen for Syndicate conference

SANA'A, March 13 (Saba) - President of the International Federation

of Journalists Jim Bumelha expressed Friday the readiness of the

federation to provide necessary support for the Yemeni Journalist

Syndicate to enable it to accomplish its duties well.



Arriving in the country to take part in the fourth syndicate

conference which will start Saturday in Sana'a, Bumelha said the

Yemeni Journalist Syndicate is one of the most efficient press

institutions in the Arab World.



The syndicate plays an important role in defending Yemeni

journalists and building up their capacity, he said.



We are here to listen to concerns of Yemeni journalists to be one of

the topics that will receive considerable attention from the

federation, he said.



The assistant secretary general of the Arab Federation of

Journalists Hatim Zakaria will also take part in the event.



Zakaria said hailed the efficiency of the syndicate pointing to its

interest in promoting professional skills of the Yemeni journalists.



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