Friday, May 04, 2007

Uruguay president visits Al Jazeera


Doha • President of Uruguay Dr Tabare Vazquez visited yesterday the headquarters of Al Jazeera satellite channel in the context of his current visit to Qatar.

During the visit the Uruguay president was briefed by the channel's officials on the information mission being carried out by Al Jazerra and the strides it has taken to become a network comprising Al Jazeera International, Al Jazeera Documentary as well as the children and sport channels.

He toured the channel's premises to get acquainted with its different sections and was also briefed on plan to expand its offices worldwide.

President Vazquez, meanwhile expressed his admiration of the channel and the distinguished role it plays, noting that Al Jazeera is widely watched in many world countries especially after the English language Al Jazeera international was launched.

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