According to the Dunyo state news outlet, Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Qatar Ashraf Khojayev held talks with the Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute Eman Al Amri. The two discussed the possibilities for representatives from Uzbek ministries and agencies, workers in the field of Uzbekistan’s mass media, and students from Uzbekistan’s University of Journalism and Mass Communications to participate in training programs and courses offered by the Al Jazeera Media Institute.
The report states that the director of the institute, Al Amri, was thoroughly briefed on the reforms being implemented in Uzbekistan to democratize the information sector, ensure freedom of speech and access to information, and strengthen the role of the mass media in improving public debate.
At the end of the meeting, the Al Jazeera Media Institute delegation was invited to Uzbekistan to establish cooperative ties with the University of Journalism and Mass Communications, the Dunyo Agency, and the Information and Mass Communications Agency, which is under the administration of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
