A plenary session dedicated to the influence of modern mass media on public processes and the formation of the information agenda was held at the International Multimedia Press Center of the Rossiya Segodnya media group in Moscow as part of the V Media Forum of CIS Countries. This was reported by the IIC of Turkmenistan.

The discussion was attended by representatives of leading media companies, government agencies and the CIS Executive Committee. Among them were Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, Ekaterina Larina, Director of the Department for the Development of Mass Communications and International Cooperation at Russia's Ministry of Digital Development, Andrey Tsyper, Executive Director for Media at Rambler&Co, Maxim Iksanov, Director General of News Media Holding

and Andrey Krivosheev, Head of the Minsk-Novosti agency, who joined via video link. The meeting was moderated by Pyotr Lidov-Petrovsky, Adviser to the Rossiya Segodnya media group.

During the session, Svetlana Malinina, Head of the Press Service of the CIS Executive Committee, presented participants with a welcoming address from CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev. She also outlined the main areas for developing media cooperation within the framework of the Commonwealth.

Particular attention was paid to the implementation of the resolution "On Measures to Promote a Positive Image of the CIS and Its Member States in the Information Space". The document was signed by the heads of state following the October CIS summit, held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in Turkmenistan.

Svetlana Malinina noted the intensification of cooperation among the Commonwealth's relevant organizations. In particular, she highlighted the holding of the latest meeting of the Council of Heads of State and Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Organizations of the CIS Member States in Avaza, as well as the development of the activities of the Information Council of the Commonwealth countries.

Alexander Matyash, Director of the Information and Analytical Department of the CIS Executive Committee, also took part in the plenary session.

The discussion focused on changes in the work of mass media under the influence of digital technologies, as well as opportunities to expand professional contacts and exchange experience among journalists from the Commonwealth countries. Participants emphasized the importance of ongoing dialogue between media communities for the development of a common information space.