POLITICS
EURASIAN MEDIA-FORUM COMMENCES IN ALMATY
Greeting the Forum participants, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev pointed out particular role of international organizations and mass media in re-establishment of peace and security throughout the world.
OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis and Secretary General of the Eurasian Economic Union Gregory Rapota delivered congratulation remarks to the Forum participants.
Addressing the meeting, Chairman of the Forum organizing committee Dariga Nazarbayeva noted that the goal of the event is to reach dialogue between representatives of the Eastern and Western countries and involve mass media in solving existing problems.
On the first day, the Forum focused on the role of mass media in election process, development of the press in the countries involved in conflicts, situation of state-owned, public and private media in Europe, Asia and other regions, censorship and self- censorship.