Moscow to host European and Asian media forum

Journalists from the CIS and Baltics will be able to meet their Russian colleagues, representatives of government institutions, well-known politicians and public figures during plenary sessions, panel discussions, round tables and sectional work in various media spheres. This year's forum was organized by state-run Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti.
"There is a long-felt need for open and professional dialogue," RIA Novosti Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Mironyuk said. "In the CIS, processes develop dynamically and society has the right to demand a quicker reaction from us," she said, adding that RIA Novosti is not just an information agency but also a new medium which provides a range of channels to consume information and to broadcast news, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.