12th Eurasian Media Forum wraps up in Astana
Astana, April 26 (AZERTAC). The 12th Eurasian Media Forum has ended at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The event brought together public and political figures, economists, experts and journalists from over the world, as well as representatives of international organizations.
Ukraine, Syria and Iran were on the agenda for debate at the Palace of Independence, along with regional and social questions.
The Eurasian Media Forum is the most prominent international media initiative in Eurasia aimed at defining the strategic role of Eurasia in world affairs, exploring a new approach to international relations, promoting equality of access to reliable public information throughout the area and encouraging the highest standards of journalism. It achieves this in a number of ways.
The Eurasian Media Forum facilitates the professional development of the Eurasian media and promotes international public understanding of Eurasian issues.
The Forum has acquired a reputation as a unique venue for serious analysis of the most challenging developments of our times and how they are handled by the media.
The Eurasian Media Forum was initiated by the Kazakhstan National Khabar News Agency and was officially registered as a non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization — Eurasian Media Forum Foundation — in Almaty. The Foundation is in charge of organizing the annual Eurasian Media Forum conferences and implementing all corresponding activities during the intervening period.