DUSHANBE, April 22, 2010, Asia-Plus — Presentation of the competition “Tajikistan-Russia: Historical Roots of Friendship and Cooperation, Glance at the Future” took place in Dushanbe Wednesday afternoon.
The competition is organized by the representative office of the Institute for Eurasian Studies Development Foundation in Tajikistan and Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Yuri Popov, the Institute for Eurasian Studies Development Foundation President Valery Tursunov, Tajik MFA information department head Davlat Nazriyev, Tajik Journalists’ Union head Akbarali Sattorov as well as representatives from media and NGOs attended the competition-presentation ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony Valery Tursunov said that the goal of the competition is to promote restoration of traditionally high level of cooperation between the peoples of the two countries under the new conditions and draw attention of the public to the process of the Tajik-Russian cooperation, historical experience of the peoples of Tajikistan ad Russia, relationships between the peoples and role of these relations in forming and strengthening statehood, economic, social, political and cultural processes in both countries.
According to him, Tajik news agencies and independent journalists covering process of development of cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia may take part in the contest. “Reporters in their works should touch upon subjects such as Russian-Tajik cooperation in the socioeconomic sphere, Russian-Tajik cooperation in the military and political sphere and Russian-Tajik cooperation in historical context,” Tursunov said.
The materials that will be published in republican print media both in Russian and Tajik (Russian translation is compulsory) from April 25 to August 15, 2010 will be considered by the contest jury that consists of members of the board of the Institute for Eurasian Studies Development Foundation and known media experts.
The first place will be awarded with the prize money of 1,000 U.S. dollars. The award will be handed over in the Tajik national currency (after deduction of 13 percent) together with certificate.
Tursunov added that the Institute for Eurasian Studies Development Foundation would also announce a competition among students of journalism faculties at Tajik universities in September this year. “The winner will get an opportunity to study one year at the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University,” he said.
Established in May 2005, the Institute for Eurasian Studies Development Foundation opened its first representative office in Tajikistan. It was opened in Khujand, Sughd province in June 2009. Today, the Foundation affiliates operate in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan and Abkhazia as well.
