AL chief urges Arab, U.S. Media to halt hatred campaigns

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa urged on Sunday both Arab and U.S. satellite channels to stop hatred campaigns.

Moussa told a news conference at the headquarters of the Cairo- based Arab League that some U.S. satellite channels incite hatred against Arabs, asking both sides to halt such campaigns using various media outlets.

Moussa's remarks followed a meeting of the Arab information ministers on a U.S. House of Representatives' decision calling for measures against Arab channels seen as anti-American.

The council of the Arab information ministers called on the Arab foreign ministers to take action to highlight the negative effects in case of a U.S. decision to penalize the operators of the Arab satellite channels.

The Arab ministers were referring to the U.S. Congress' draft resolution concerning Arab satellite companies dealing with some Arab channels accused of inciting violence and terrorism.

During the extraordinary meeting on Sunday, the ministers also underlined the importance of maintaining efforts exerted by Arab countries to combat violence and terrorism.

Source: People's Daily.
Link: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6877524.html.