The mass media of Turkmenistan are invited to participate in the VI competition “Kazakhstan through the eyes of foreign media”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in partnership with the Club of Chief Editors of Kazakhstan.

Informational materials about Kazakhstan, which were posted in the Turkmen media from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021, are accepted to participate in the competition.

All works must be sent no later than July 10, 2021 by email contest@mfa.kz.

Five winners from five geographic destinations:

• South and North America;
• Europe;
• CIS and Baltic countries;
• The Middle East and Africa;
• Asia-Pacific region

will be awarded a trip to Kazakhstan in August 2021 with a visit to the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Turkestan, the Borovoe resort and a rich cultural program.

The winners of the competition will be determined by the jury, which includes the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the International Information Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the President of the Club of Chief Editors of Kazakhstan.

In addition, specially for the laureates of the competition, meetings will be organized with representatives of the public sector, experts and journalists, scientists and cultural figures of Kazakhstan, designed to facilitate the establishment of long-term contacts and cooperation between Kazakhstani and foreign authors.

The results of the competition are planned to be announced by August 1, 2021.

“Kazakhstan through the eyes of foreign media” has been held since 2014. The organizers decided to devote the VI competition to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence, according to a press release.

The rules of participation can be found by link. The application form can be found here.