The VII Eurasian Media Forum started in Almaty on 25 April 2008.

Leading journalists, political experts and politicians are taking part in the Forum. Among them are Mr. S. Kerim, President of the 62-nd UN General Assembly, the well-known American political expert Z. Brzezinski, producer of Al Jazeera TV channel, Riz Khan, President of the Efficient Politics Foundation, G. Pavlovsky, Russian TV commentator M. Leontiev and many others.

Dariga Nazarbayeva, Chair of the Forum said that the main focus will be made on the most important international events, and their coverage by the media around the globe. The Forum’s agenda contains many topical issues, such as the new coil of confrontation between the West and Russia, the problem of separatism in the light of proclamation of independence of Kosovo, the role of the media in conditions of bilingualism and the confrontation of civilizations, the phenomenon of the fast economic growth in China, risk factors for the CIS countries, etc.

Tajikistan is represented by the Tajik ambassador to Kazakhstan Bakhrom Kholnazarov, head of the analytical center Sharq Saodat Olimova and editor of the Asia Plus weekly Umed Babakhanov.

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