Today the Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euronews Pedro Vargas David. During the meeting, the parties signed the first memorandum of understanding on Kazakhstan's co-operation with Euronews.

‘The opening of a Euronews regional office is a great opportunity for comprehensive media coverage and raising awareness of Kazakhstan's economic, political, social and cultural development among the channel's international audience,’ the minister said.

With the opening of the Euronews regional office, Kazakhstani journalists will have more opportunities. At the meeting they substantially discussed the holding of training sessions and master classes to improve the qualifications of employees of domestic TV channels, which will have a positive impact on the professional skills of representatives of the Kazakh media.

‘The transition from the stage of discussion to the stage of signing a memorandum of understanding took place in a short period of time, which proves the interest and seriousness of both parties in fruitful co-operation. It is important for us to comprehensively support domestic journalists. To work, we will not only bring European journalists to Kazakhstan, but also look for talents and new faces among Kazakhstani media,’ said Pedro Vargas David.

The Minister of Culture and Information assured that Kazakhstan has every opportunity to create a professional and strong editorial office.

‘Today is a historic day. The opening of the Euronews office in Kazakhstan is an important milestone for the country. We are honoured to be part of an important country project that will help Kazakhstan to be present in the international media arena,’ said Asel Kozhakova, the official representative of the Euronews opening project in Kazakhstan.

In the future, the parties plan active co-operation, including the implementation of joint projects and initiatives aimed at developing the media sector and strengthening international information exchange.

Press service of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan