BISHKEK (Spuntik) — The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. During the ceremony, Head of Sputnik Kyrgyzstan Yelena Cheremenina spoke about the editorial office’s multimedia opportunities and gave a tour of the center’s website section, radio studio, and high-tech press center. After the tour, Sergei Lavrov gave his best wishes to the Sputnik Kyrgyzstan team.
“It is very symbolic that the opening of a new editorial center coincides with the anniversary summit of the CIS. Sputnik has successfully tackled the integration objectives in the media by developing a multicultural and multipolar platform. A technologically intensive press center that can connect to almost anywhere in the world by video linkup gives Kyrgyzstan a unique opportunity to become part of the global information environment and to participate in dialogue with access to all means and tools,” Yelena Cheremenina said.
The Sputnik Kyrgyzstan website was launched in Kyrgyz and Russian languages in December 2014 and is among the top rated online media sources in the country. A professional team of journalists and editors present a wide range of opinions on topical international and domestic issues. In 2016, Sputnik photo correspondent Tabyldy Kadyrbekov won the prestigious AdMe Photo Awards 2016. Sputnik Kyrgyzstan is also developing partnerships with the republic’s governing bodies, including ministries and agencies; it also participates in state contests and supports high-level cultural events within the country.
Sputnik Multimedia Press Center in Kyrgyzstan (46 Erkindik Avenue, Bishkek) is a cutting edge media platform which is fully equipped for various formats of press events, including direct television broadcasts and video linkups to numerous places in the world. The center’s guests and journalists have a comfortable press hall and infrastructure for receiving and transferring information, including Wi-Fi, at their disposal.
Sputnik is a news agency and radio network with multimedia news hubs in dozens of countries. Sputnik broadcasts through its websites, analog and digital radio, mobile apps and social media in over 30 languages. Sputnik newswires run around the clock in English, Arabic, Spanish and Chinese.
*LiveInternet, January-August 2016.
