The World Association of Press Council has congratulated Press Council Nepal’s newly appointed chairman Balkrishna Basnet and wished for his successful tenure.
Presiding over a virtual meeting held to mark the 32nd anniversary of the WAPC today, WAPC chair Sule Aker (Turkish Cypriot Press Council) welcomed and extended best wishes to chair Basnet today.
Basnet was appointed to the post last week. On the occasion, WAPC chair Sule reminded that WPC was active in protecting freedom of speech ensured by the 1989 Kuala Lumpur declaration.
विश्व प्रेस काउन्सिलको स्थापना दिवस मनाइयोhttps://t.co/4UqJTesn63
— Balkrishna Basnet (@bk_basnet) June 11, 2021
On the occasion, Chair Basnet argued that the media code of conduct could be implemented through collective support in these critical hours. He added that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the media sectors. WAPC general secretary Kishor Shrestha shared that over 700 journalists were affected by COVID-19 in Nepal.
