The agreement was signed on the Russian side by Vasily Pushkov, Director of the International Cooperation Department, and on the Libyan side by Abdel Basset Ahmed Abu Diya, Chairman of the Libyan News Agency. The signing ceremony was attended by the Director-General of the Libyan News Agency, Ibrahim Hadiya Al-Mujabri, Acting Head of the Arabic Section at ‘Sputnik’, Karina Mahna, and Director of Content Development (International Projects), Nawaf Ibrahim. This signed memorandum is the first document of cooperation with Libyan media for ‘Sputnik’.
Abdel Basset Ahmed Abu Diya stated that signing the agreement will pave the way for building new bridges of cooperation, expressing his hope for increased personal meetings and the possibility of opening a correspondent office, which will allow Russia and Libya to exchange information more effectively and communicate more closely with each other, strengthening relations between Russia and Libya.
Ibrahim Hadiya Al-Mujabri expressed his pride in the evolving cooperation, welcoming the ‘Sputnik’ team and noting that there is a strong foundation to enhance relations between the two agencies. He, along with his colleagues, praised the ‘Sputnik’ team, pointing out his great pride in the growing cooperation, affirming that both the ‘LANA’ and ‘Sputnik’ agencies have solid foundations to strengthen relations.
Karina Mahna concluded her speech by saying: ‘We aspire to develop the partnership between our agencies and hope to be able to create a platform for exchanging information that interests the Russian and Libyan peoples.’
Earlier, the ‘Sputnik’ International News and Radio Agency organized an event in the media field, discussing challenges faced in media work when using artificial intelligence, with the participation of several media professionals and journalists from various Arab countries, as part of the ‘Sputnik Pro’ project.
