ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 19. Euronews plans to implement the Euronews Academy project, which aims to train Kazakh journalists in modern technologies and maintain high professional standards, Orient yourself reports.

The initiative was announced during a meeting between the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Pedro Vargas David, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euronews. According to Vargas David, the project is expected to strengthen the competitiveness of Kazakhstan’s national media sector.

The meeting also focused on broader cooperation between Kazakhstan and Euronews, the world’s leading multilingual news broadcaster. President Tokayev stressed the importance of opening a regional Euronews platform in Kazakhstan. He noted that the hub would provide a platform to showcase Kazakhstan’s economic, cultural and tourism potential to a wider international audience, thereby benefiting Central Asia as a whole.

President Tokayev stressed that the Euronews platform would play a crucial role in promoting dialogue and mutual understanding between the countries of Central Asia and the European Union.

The discussion also focused on current geopolitical challenges and the role of the media in addressing them.

Note that Euronews is a 24/7 European news channel that offers video coverage of world events with audio commentary in 13 languages.