Omar Razzaz, Jordan's former prime minister and minister of defense and a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, has emphasized the vital role of media in amplifying the authentic voices of the Global South.

Speaking on Thursday at the Global South Media Partners Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, he also praised the launch of the mechanism as a visionary step toward building an inclusive global discourse.