Russian Government awards Kazinform Agency a Certificate of Appreciation
08:08, 23 May 2014
SHANGHAI. KAZINFORM The Government of the Russian Federation awarded the National News Agency Kazinform a Certificate of Appreciation for the great contribution to the development of the Russian language and culture and consolidation of compatriots abroad.
The ceremony took place on Monday on the sidelines of the XVI World Russian-Language Press Congress underway in Shanghai. The XVI World Russian-Language Press Congress opened today brought together more than 200 reps of the Russian-speaking mass media from 43 countries. It is co-organized by Itar-Tass and the International Radio of China (IRC) which this year marks the 60th anniversary of the start of broadcasting in the Russian language.