The Voice and Vision Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran [Islamic Republic Broadcasting, IRIB] has been elected as the deputy chairman of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union at the ABUs meeting in Istanbul. The meeting also awarded a special prize to IRIB for its good coverage of the developments in Iraq.
The communication and international affairs deputy director of IRIB, Mr Honardust, stressed the need for setting up a common market to promote Asian products and joint programme production among members of the union. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ABU, has 104 members including various radio and television broadcasting stations.