ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. /TASS/. Building trust between the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan and the role of journalists in this process were the key topics of the 3rd Russian-Kazakh Media Forum.
Its plenary session focused on the strategic role of the mass media in countering disinformation and consolidating bilateral ties.
"One cannot but see that amid an extremely complex and dangerous international situation our professional journalistic community plays a very important role in building trust between countries and peoples," TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov said.
Alexander Smirnov, head of the Russian presidential public relations directorate, stressed the strategic importance of close cooperation between the two countries’ media structures, describing it as a "direct reflection of the high level of the Russian-Kazakh allied relations."
"The global situation is getting tenser and tenser year after year, and the global system of international relations is living through a profound transformation. Today, as never befor, reliable information and cultural ties between Russia and Kazakhstan have a special strategic value," he noted.
