Global media leaders come to Moscow for 17th Assembly of Russian World
 

MOSCOW, 16 October (BelTA - TV BRICS) - Representatives of the media industry from more than 40 countries come to Moscow to participate in the 17th Assembly of the Russian World, which will be held from 20 to 22 October 2025 by the Russkiy Mir Foundation with the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For the first time, a special session titled “New Media dimension: strengthening dialogue – confidence-building” will be held for foreign and Russian specialists in the field of mass communications. It is organised in partnership with the TV BRICS International Media Network, the international information partner of the 17th Assembly of the Russian World.

“For the first time, the Assembly of the Russian World will host a thematic session with the participation of executives of leading media corporations from BRICS+ countries. For us, this is an important indicator of the interest shown by media representatives in establishing new types of contacts and forming a modern architecture of communications. Guests from more than 40 countries will take part in the discussion. We are confident that the international dialogue will be effective and will continue in a practical direction,” noted Tatyana Shlychkova, Executive Director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation.

As part of its regular project, the BRICS Global Media Tour, TV BRICS has invited to Moscow the heads of partner media from 16 countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, Zimbabwe, India, Indonesia, Iran, Cuba, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Thailand, Chile, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Among them are: Editor-in-Chief of Agency Safras News (CMA) Dylan Poitevin Della Pasqua (Brazil), Editor-in-Chief of Al-Ahram online Ezzat Youssef (Egypt), Editor of The Herald Victoria Ruzvidzo (Zimbabwe), Director for International Communications and Cooperation of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Marzieh Zaeri Irani, Managing Director of NAN Ali Muhammad Ali (Nigeria), and CEO of Canal Caribe Jorge Luis Bermudez Cruz (Cuba), Editor-in-Chief of the English version of Sada El Balad Mohamed Ghozzy (Egypt).

"TV BRICS, which cooperates with more than 100 major media organisations from different countries, notes a high demand for mutually beneficial cooperation and objective public information that makes it possible to showcase national identity, business and trade-economic potential. Together, we are creating a new communication space that takes into account state interests and cultural and linguistic identity while uniting countries with the ideology of peace and constructive partnership. At this stage of modern history, the role of media professionals rises to the level of public, or informational, diplomacy. At the Assembly in Moscow, we are determined to speak openly with one another so that our nations have the opportunity to present themselves in the international information field, as well as to hear and better understand their neighbours and partners", said Janna Tolstikova.

Participants in the session “New Media dimension: strengthening dialogue - confidence-building” will also include journalists, publishers, bloggers, and heads of public organisations from countries of West Africa, Europe, the South Caucasus, the Middle East, Central and Northeast Asia.

The meeting will be moderated by Director General of TV BRICS Janna Tolstikova and Editor-in-Chief of African Times Mahasha Piet Rampedi (South Africa). The participants will discuss issues of information exchange and the formation of a unified BRICS+ media space, the role of the Russian language in international media communication, and the importance of media diplomacy and professional standards in journalism, as well as the need to preserve the diversity of national cultures and traditions in the global dialogue.

In 2025, the 17th Assembly of the Russian World will bring together representatives from more than 100 countries. The main theme is “Russian world fundamental contribution to the international development: history, the present and the future.” On 20 October, the plenary session will be chaired by the Rector of MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Torkunov. The programme will also feature panel discussions and thematic sessions organised in partnership with Lomonosov Moscow State University, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, GITIS, Rossotrudnichestvo, and TV BRICS.

In 2023, TV BRICS organised the first BRICS Global Media Tour for participation in the award ceremony of the Global Energy Prize laureates in Kemerovo. In 2024, media executives from BRICS+ countries were hosted by the IT Forum in Khanty-Mansiysk, included in the calendar of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship. In October 2025, the BRICS Global Media Tour took place as part of the first Business Forum, “TIME: Russia - India. Mutual Efficiency” in Kazan.