Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, Sapar Palvanov, met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euronews, Pedro Vargas David, to discuss prospects for media cooperation.
During the meeting, Palvanov outlined Turkmenistan’s strategic priorities in media diplomacy, highlighting its active engagement in the international information space. Particular attention was given to the upcoming 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality and the International Year of Peace and Trust, declared by the United Nations. He also emphasized Turkmenistan’s role in promoting regional stability and strengthening relations with the European Union.
Vargas David presented Euronews as one of Europe’s leading media platforms, reaching more than 1.2 billion people and broadcasting in 19 languages. He noted that the Euronews website and mobile application attract a monthly audience of 29 million unique users.
The Euronews chairman also announced plans to visit Turkmenistan to meet with representatives of local media and government agencies. He reaffirmed Euronews‘ commitment to neutral and objective coverage of events in Central Asia.
The two sides discussed potential areas of collaboration, including promoting Turkmenistan’s tourism sector and cultural heritage on the international stage, as well as increasing coverage of key events in the country. They also explored the possibility of integrating Turkmenistan into existing Euronews programming to enhance information exchange.
Euronews is a European 24-hour news channel that provides video reports on global events with multilingual audio commentary. Founded on January 1, 1993, the channel broadcasts in 13 languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Its content is available via cable, satellite, and terrestrial television in 150 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and the Middle East.
