Cooperation Agreement signed between Turkish radio and TV Corporation and OAO “Tatmedia”
30 August 2013, Friday
On August 30 at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of Turkish radio and TV Corporation Ibrahim Shahin discussed issues of mutually beneficial cooperation in the sphere of mass communications.
Cooperation Agreement was signed between Turkish radio and TV Corporation (TRT) and OAO “Tatmedia” during the meeting. The Agreement aims to develope bilateral organizational, economic and technical relations to meet cultural and informational needs of Tatartsan and Turkish citizens.
Turkey and Tatarstan will cooperate in IT sphere in accordance with Turkish and Russian legislation.
Aide to Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Head of regional press and mass communications agency Irek Minnakhmetov, Director General of OAO “Tatmedia” Rustam Bikmukhametov, Director General of TV and radio company “Noviy Vek” Ilshat Aminov took part in the meeting.
For information: Turkish radio and TV Corporation (TRT) is the national TV and radio company of the Turkish Republic and was founded in 1964. The company incorporates 5 national TV channels, 7 radio stations that broadcast programmes in 30 languages, including Tatar language, 3 channels for international broadcasting: ТRТ Int (for Turkish citizens living abroad), ТRТ Тürk and ТRТ Аvaz (for Turkic-speaking states).
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