The OSCE representative on freedom of the media thanked the Russian Foreign Ministry for helping organize an international conference in Moscow on Wednesday regarding the liberty and safety of the press
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th November, 2019) The OSCE representative on freedom of the media thanked the Russian Foreign Ministry for helping organize an international conference in Moscow on Wednesday regarding the liberty and safety of the press."I want to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their support with this initiative... which allowed us toward this event in Moscow today," Harlem Desir said.
He stressed that the conference, devoted to the challenges and opportunities in the digital age in Russia and the wider OSCE region, was "really a place for listening to different approaches."
The conference was opened by Desir, together with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Over 200 journalists, politicians, academics, civil society members and experts attended the event, which tackled disinformation and fake news, among other issues.
