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No fewer than 200 global media experts and influencers participated at the just concluded International Media Forum in Powering Turkmenistan’s Business Programme at Expo Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The forum, which had ‘The Role of Media in Development, From Turkmenistan to the World!’ as theme, aligned with the Turkmenistan Pavilion’s programme at Expo Dubai.
Media experts from all over the world therefore gathered to discuss the “Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State: The National Programme for Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan in 2022–2052”.
The international media forum, which was also hosted online by Turkmenistan’s television and radio broadcasting centre in collaboration with the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkmen Pavilion at Expo Dubai, demonstrated the importance of media power in developing and connecting Turkmenistan to the world.
The event featured experts from more than 200 of the world’s largest media agencies and international organisations from the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, the Association of Asian Sports Journalists, and the Russian Federation, besides experts from China, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, South Korea, Iraq, Bahrain, Ireland, Malaysia, and others.
Speaking at the event, the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Turkmenistan television, radio broadcasting, and cinematography, Mr. Annasahet Kakayev, said: “Cooperation with international media plays an important role in disseminating information about Turkmenistan to the world! That grows international media’s interest in our country is bound up with the positive foreign policy of Turkmenistan as an international initiative from the Turkmen leader on the world stage. The role of the mass media is important at this stage of development. Therefore, much more attention is paid to improving work in this area to bring it up to the wide potential of the modern world, and developing international cooperation.”
The Chief of Editors from the “Turkmenistan” newspaper, Mr. Kakamyrat Rejepov, added, “The mass media play an important role in bringing the state policy and ideology of any country to the public, including the world community… ‘A Word between Two Nations is Worth a Thousand Words!’ At present, the media plays an important role in strengthening international peace and understanding.”
The event also raised some of the top cooperation between the Turkmenistan Government and private sectors.
CEO of Sony Middle East and Africa FZE, Mr. Murakami Koichi, from Tokyo, Japan, said : “Turkmenistan and Japan’s cooperation is expanding year by year! Preliminary work is underway in accordance with an agreement with the Company Sony Middle East and Africa FZE (Japan) and in the United Arab Emirates to support Turkmenistan’s media.”
The head of the Bureau for Central Asia and Kazakhstan of Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR), Mr. Fyodor Plotnikon and the Deputy Director of Television and Radio of Azerbaijan, Mr. RafikcGashimov, asserted the importance of the cooperation work for the purpose of development in different sectors.
Gashimov said: “There is an ancient strong relationship of trust and brotherhood between Turkimistan and Azerbaijan that is constantly strengthened, including in the media sector. Various documentaries about Turkmen culture are broadcast weekly on the AzTv Channel. This, in turn, is great support for the audience of AzTv in more in-depth understanding of Turkmen culture”.
The Director of the National Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Alisher Hajayev, also added : “ There are many examples of the golden pages of Turkmen-Uzbek relations, noted with great excitement that such wonderful events were broadcast on Uzbek TV channels. Thanks to the cooperation between the leaders of the two countries, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan TV channels are developing relations and exchanging telecasts. The Turkmen and Uzbek peoples are passionate about learning each other’s achievements.”
Moreover, the Director of TRT Avaz TV Channel of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Sedat Sagirkaya, stressed that the news about Turkmenistan is prepared and broadcast in the languages of Turkic-speaking countries while emphasising the significance of Turkmenistan’s achievements and great opportunities.
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) representative also highlighted that telecasts about Turkmenistan were widely broadcast on Korean television, adding to the special participation of Mr. Mihal Gusman, the Deputy Director-General of ITAR TASS News Agency.
The International Media Forum was considered an extension in supporting the business programme of the Tukminstan pavilion during Expo Dubai, which aimed to announce Turkmenistan’s development opportunities to the world.
The forum is also considered as an invitation for more media partners to give a spot on Tukmeninstan interest in communicating internationally.
That is where Click Media, as the first Media E-commerce Digital Platform, had been invited to showcase the power of Tech-Fin in re-introducing media connectivity worldwide.
The CEO of Click Media, Ms. Noha Jaheen, said: “We are grateful to be invited in such an event that welcomed more than 200 media experts from all over the world… Our platform is considered as the youngest in the media market, but it is also the fastest and the most powerful one! Click Media has the power to introduce Turkmenistan to the world! As per our slogan “We Connect the World!”, we are on a daily mission to build the best cooperation with media partners from all over the world!”.
In March 2022, more opportunities and events will be presented from the Turkmenistan Pavilion at Expo Dubai, with the aim of introducing Turkmenistan to the world community.
