First Meeting of the Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Turkic Council was held on 18 August 2015 in Astana with the participation of Ali Hasanov, Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Altynbek Maksutov, Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic and Şenol Göka, Director General of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (on behalf of Yalçın Akdoğan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey), hosted by Asset Issekeshev, Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Ministers and High Officials stressed the importance of developing cooperation in media and information sphere among the Member States of the Turkic Council, and its crucial role in promoting the communication and mutual understanding and raising the political, cultural, economic and social awareness about the Member States.
They also expressed their support for cooperation among national news agencies, periodicals, television and radio networks both public and private, as well as the unions of journalists through holding forums, seminars, workshops, training programs and exploring new opportunities for further cooperation; and in this regard, welcome the news package developed by the Anadolu Agency which will contribute to furthering the aims and objectives of the Turkic Council.
The Meeting was moderated by Ambassador Ramil Hasanov, the Secretary General of the Turkic Council, while the Deputy Secretary General Abzal Saparbekuly, Project Directors Yedil Myrzakhanov, Hatice Tuğba İkizler, Zamin Aliyev, Zhuldyz Uzakova and Chief of Protocol Emre Yurdakul were in charge of its coordination.
