(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNAMinister of Culture and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali (pictured) stressed yesterday that Doha's hosting of the Inter-regional Sports Integrity Summit tomorrow and on Tuesday is a continuation of the State of Qatar's active role in promoting the noble values of sport in societies.
H E the Minister of Culture and Sports welcomed the guests of Qatar from all over the world and expressed his happiness to sponsor the Inter-regional Sports Integrity Summit organised by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Airways in cooperation with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA). He expressed hope that the Summit will achieve its goals, and become a milestone and culminate in international efforts to rid global sports of corruption and fraud and transcend all societies.
H E the Minister stressed the importance of teamwork in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. He added that hosting the summit was to complement the role of the State of Qatar in promoting the noble values of sports in societies.
He also drew attention to the efforts made by the Ministry of Culture and Sports in cooperating with the international community and its various organizations in order to fight corruption and promote the principles of transparency and integrity in all sports domains locally, regionally and globally.
For his part, CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker said that Qatar Airways is proud to be a partner of the event, given it is a major sponsor of many sports clubs and events around the world.
Al Baker expressed his belief that good governance and integrity in sport at the highest levels are necessary to enable sport in the region and the world to achieve one of its goals as a platform to bring the people of the world together.
Meanwhile Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Vice Chairman Mohammed bin Hanzab highlighted the importance of the Summit, given it is the first of its kind in the region, which not only sheds light on the dangers of corruption in sports in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, but also develops professional solutions that suit the fight against sports corruption in each country in the region through a set of legislation that ensure the application of best governance rules. Bin Hanzab expressed his thanks to the Ministry of Culture and Sports for taking the initiative in all sports issues that are important to the world, expressing his thanks to HE the minister for supporting the summit held for the first time in the region.
Bin Hanzab emphasized the importance of cooperation between countries to combat organized and intercontinental crimes related to sports corruption. He expressed pride in this regard that the ICSS is a founding member of (SIGA), which is leading the international efforts to promote Aspects of Integrity and Fighting Corruption in Sport.
The agenda of the summit, which will be attended by the Minister will include a number of important topics in the presence of experts and specialists in sport integrity from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. A total of 60 experts from around the world will attend.
The summit also aims to highlight the seriousness of corruption in sport in the region, and to develop solutions by encouraging countries to adopt SIGA's international standard legislation. Another topic discussed will be the importance of collective action among the region's countries to enact legislation on integrity and to combat corruption in sport, as its crimes has now become transcontinental in nature.
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