Iran, China agree to launch joitn radio station

Tehran, May 7, IRNA – Senior officials of Iran and China have agreed to launch a joint radio station, in a meeting in the Iranian capital, it was reported on Wednesday. Deputy Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Hossein Soufi and his visiting counterpart from China Radio International (CRI) singed a letter of understanding on launching a joint radio station by the two capitals. The document was signed in a ceremony during which Soufi said Iranian and Chinese media officials are determined to promote bilateral cooperation given the two countriesˈ cultural and historical commonalties. He hoped that the joint radio station would help confront the Westˈs media propaganda. end