A coordination meeting between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the media was held at the Media Center of the IEA, led by Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, Acting Minister of Information and Culture on October 27, reports Bakhtar News Agency. At the meeting, which was attended by a number of spokespersons of the IEA and journalists, the Acting Minister of Information and Culture called for joint cooperation between the spokespersons of the IEA and the media. Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah said that the policy of the IEA is to protect the media and journalists. According to Khairkhah, the weakening of the media is in fact the weakening of the Ministry of Information and Culture. Khairkhah added that the media should reflect the facts in accordance with the principle of neutrality and in the national interest of the country, and also stressed the need for joint meetings.