New Delhi, December 19: India and Russia deliberated on cooperation in the field of broadcasting in fourth All India Conference of Listeners’ Clubs of Voice of Russia, which concluded here recently.
Chief Guest Alexander M Kadakin, Ambassador of Russian Federation to India, while inaugurating the conference on December 15 had said, ”The Conference assumes great significance in terms of the imperative of disseminating and exchanging information on the history, culture and developments of both countries through thebroadcasting media for the interest of general public.” Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Russia, he said the agreements signed in areas like nuclear energy and defence would cement bilateral relations.
Organised jointly by the Voice of Russia Broadcasting Company and the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC), the Conference was dedicated to Indo-Russian cooperation and ‘Year of Russia in India.’ The two-day long conference also witnessed the opening of ‘Year of India in Russia’. RCSC Director Fyodor A Rozovskiy expressed the hope that the deliberations of the conference would facilitate better understanding on each other’s history and culture and strengthen people-to-people relations. Acknowledging the immense potential of bilateralcooperation, Prasar Bharati Deputy Director-General (External Services Division), AIR, H K Pani elaborated the broadcasting service being rendered by AIR in Russian language.
Voice of Russia (South-Asian Department) head Irina Maksimenko and Voice of Russia Special Correspondent Natalia Benyukh also graced the occasion. Ms Benyukh expressed her contentment over the response of Indian listeners to Russian programmes. The participants in the Conference comprised representatives from the Voice of Russia and their Indian counterparts alongwith listeners from all over India drawn from Voice of Russia Listeners’ Clubs. Prizes were also distributed to the winners of Voice of Russia competition on Russian-IndianCooperation.
–Agencies