'Information Ministry committed to projecting Bahrain's real image'

Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, has renewed the Ministry's keenness on developing the strategy of its performance, especially given that the fact that it is entrusted with projecting the real and official image of the events that take place in the Kingdom of 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, he said while responding to questions made members of the Council of Representatives.
While thanking MPs for their inquiries and questions that reflect their great keenness on the top interests of the kingdom, just like the Ministry of Information Affairs, the minister welcomed presenting the media strategy which, he said, aims to project the real image of the country, and 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 NCC, which 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 Strategic Planning, which is responsible for developing media strategies, the Directorate of Monitoring and Analysis, the Directorate of the Media Office and the Directorate of Communication and Media Relations, which is in charge of building relations with media sides outside Bahrain, 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 demands by companies and business owners to obtain investment opportunities in Bahrain," Al-Romaihi added.

Source: BNA