'Information Ministry committed to Bahrain's genuine image'

Manama, Mar. 14 (BNA): Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, has renewed the Ministry's keenness on developing its performance, especially that it is entrusted with projecting the genuine and official image of the events that take place in Bahrain. The Information Affairs Ministry will spare no effort in order to convey the Kingdom's honourable image as a safe country that attracts investments and business, as well as to rectify the misconceptions promoted by tendentious sides, the minister said as he responded to questions by members of the Council of Representatives. Thanking MPs for their inquiries and questions that reflect their great keenness on the high interests of the kingdom, the minister said he was ready to present the media strategy that aims to project the real image of the country and to counter hostile media outlets seeking to undermine Bahrain's security and stability. Responding to a question by MP Jamal Bu Hassan on the National Communication Centre (NCC), Al-Romaihi asserted that after the issuance of a decree establishing the centre that will play a key role in developing the kingdom's media polices abroad and at international gatherings, the action plan and media strategy are ready and clear. NCC will include five directorates, namely the Directorate of Strategy and Planning, responsible for developing media strategies, the Directorate of Monitoring and Analytics, the Directorate of the Digital Media, the Directorate of the Media Office and the Directorate of Communication and Media Relations, which is in charge of building relations with the media abroad, he told MPs. The minister expressed categorical rejection of the attempts made by some parties to make Bahraini media outlets project a negative image of Bahrain through using any incident in a village to say that the situation in the country is unstable. "The Kingdom of Bahrain enjoys security, safety and stability, and these are the essential prerequisites for strengthening the robust base for attracting investments and business. This reality cannot be denied, and the proof is the steady increase in the number of requests by companies and business owners to seize investment opportunities in Bahrain," Al-Romaihi added.