The General Assembly was opened this morning in a special ceremony held at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) International Conference Hall.
Various national and international officials including former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, IRIB Chief Mohammad Sarafraz, and International Adviser to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Akbar Velayati were attending the ceremony.
The summit is attended by 220 TV and radio channels from 35 countries of the world.
On the sidelines of the General Assembly, a Media Technology Exhibition was also opened by Velayati and Karimian, the conference secretary.
The motto “The Prophet of Mercy; The Mission of Resistance Media” is chosen for the 8th General Assembly.
The 7th general assembly of the union was held in Tehran in May 2014 under the motto of ‘Awakening Media Outlets, Voice of Resistance and Confrontation with Religious Sedition.’