Sri Lankan broadcaster hails cooperation among Global South media

Gihan De Silva, chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), the country’s largest broadcaster, has hailed the strong cooperation and long-standing friendship between Sri Lanka and China, while expressing the belief that the new Global South Media Partners Mechanism will serve as a key initiative in strengthening the voices of the Global South.

He was speaking in a video message for the Global South Media Partners Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum (VMF), which will be held on November 6 in the ancient city of Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province under the theme "Building Consensus for Shared Benefits: Media's Role in Global Governance."

The Global South Media Partners Mechanism aims to deepen collaboration among media outlets of the Global South, encouraging practical cooperation, content sharing, professional training and joint productions, as well as fostering dialogue and research among participating media partners.

The VMF is an annual professional journalism forum launched by the CCTV Video News Agency (CCTV+) in 2011, focusing on the latest video content communication and innovation trends and providing a highly specialized and interactive platform for domestic and foreign media peers.