Secretary-General of IMCTC, Major General Mohammed Saeed Al-Moghedi, received, on Wednesday 14 December 2021, at the IMCTC Headquarters, His Excellency Dr. Amr Mamdouh El-Leithy, Director-General of the Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU), and the official delegation.
Dr. El-Leithy was briefed on IMCTC counterterrorism efforts across the key four domains of action: ideology, communications, counter-terrorist financing, and military, as well as the vital role IMCTC plays in coordinating the counterterrorism efforts of its member countries. In a similar vein, El-Leithy was also briefed by the Situation Room on the latest statistics and information relevant to different types of terrorist acts.
For his part, Dr. El-Leithy commended the great efforts exerted by IMCTC to best counter and eliminate the plague of terrorism in close cooperation with international organizations and coalitions concerned with counterterrorism and violent extremist ideology, as well as the leading role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting IMCTC, providing all concerted support possible to better contribute to the elimination of terrorism and criminal groups.
On his side, Al-Moghedi pointed out that IMCTC strives to enhance and activate partnerships with relevant authorities that would collaborate in countering and eliminating the plague of terrorism, particularly with respect to the communications domain. One major tool used by IMCTC and counter-terrorism related partners is the communications domain which disseminates moderation-based messages that combat terrorism and extremism.
Of good note, IMCTC and IBU signed a memorandum of understanding as of November 2021, aiming to further promote the mutual collaboration between the two sides in several areas.
