On December 18, a meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent.
The parties signed a Plan for interaction in the information sphere for 2025.
The document was signed following the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan on August 8, during which Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev adopted a joint statement and decision on bilateral cooperation in the field of mass communications.
The plan includes organizing the exchange of media content, conducting trainings and seminars for the media, improving the qualifications of press secretaries, supporting young journalists and jointly combating disinformation.
The Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan emphasized the importance of integrating joint media projects and the need to develop mechanisms to counter disinformation and fake news.
The parties agreed to organize press tours for media representatives in order to exchange experiences between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
In addition, during the meeting, Robert Muradyan, Managing Director of the Television and Radio Complex of the President of Kazakhstan, spoke about the plans of the Kazakh Silk Way TV channel to strengthen cooperation and exchange content with the countries of Central Asia.
