Makary At The Opening Of ‘Media Leaders Forum’ In Amman: Lebanon Has Never Left Its Arab Borders, For A Tree Does Not Thrive Without Its Roots

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, participated in the opening of the eighth forum for media leaders in the Jordanian capital, Amman, which is organized by the Arab Media Forum Authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Government Communication in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, under the patronage of Prime Minister Bishr Hani Al-Khasawneh and in partnership with the League of Arab States.

Taking place under the headline, “The Media Industry in Light of Changes,” the forum was inaugurated by Jordanian Minister of Government Communication, Faisal Al-Shboul, representing PM Al-Khasawneh, in presence of prominent Arab media officials, senior advisors and elites.

In his delivered address at the forum’s opening session, Minister Makary thanked the organizers and invited the Arab information ministers to participate in the events organized by Beirut on the 23rd and 24th of February.

“It gives me great pleasure to be here, in brotherly Jordan, and to partake in the eighth forum of Arab media leaders, held under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Jordan, and in partnership with the League of Arab States, under whose banner we celebrate ‘Beirut, the capital of Arab media’, at the end of this month,” Makary said.

He added, “I take this opportunity to extend my gratitude and appreciation to His Excellency the friendly Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi for the strenuous efforts he made to render the Beirut events a success, and my thanks go to the Secretary-General of the Arab Media Forum, Mr. Madi Al-Khamis, who spared no effort in this regard…I will also take advantage of my presence here to extend a close invitation to your Excellencies, to share with us the joy of celebrating Beirut, the capital of Arab media for the year 2023.”

Makary continued, “Lebanon has never left the Arab embrace, because a tree does not live without its roots…We have a firm root in every Arab country, and we have a spacious home in every Arab capital…”

“Beirut, the capital of Arab media, is our way to cool down the engines, and through the honoring presence of our Arab brothers on the 23rd and 24th of this February, together we will tell the world that Beirut does not die…and if it dies, it will die standing tall like trees, and if it dies, it will rise again,” Makary asserted.

He concluded by reiterating that Beirut has taken on this challenge despite its difficult political and financial circumstances, betting on its young men and women whose intellectual capabilities constitute an exceptional lever, “and through them we will prove to the world that Beirut is alive because its people are alive.”

NNA