After we finished with the event organised by our Embassy, we were contacted by Syrian TV. We were interviewed, and explained the goal of our trip of promoting Bahrain, Syria and friendship between nations. It was an interesting interview and the network promised to support the Friendship Arabia Expedition.

While returning to our hotel, we met Novakovic Vladimir and his wife Sladjana, who work for RTS 1, a TV channel in Serbia. They were on the last day of a three-week tour of Syria, and when they noticed the branding on both our vehicles, asked if they could interview us about our visit to Syria and what it has to offer. They told us how much they were amazed with what they had seen.

After the interview, they invited us to visit Serbia as their guests. In  return, we also invited them to visit Bahrain, because of our belief that a country can enjoy the benefits of publicity by inviting a TV channel.

Ali Mushaima