Building trust between the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan and the role of journalists in this process were the key topics of the 3rd Russian-Kazakh Media Forum. Its plenary session focused on the strategic role of the mass media in countering disinformation and consolidating bilateral ties. "One cannot but see that amid an extremely complex and dangerous international situation our professional journalistic community plays a very important role in building trust between countries and peoples," TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov said. Today, as never befor, reliable information and cultural ties between Russia and Kazakhstan have a special strategic value," he noted. The first Russian-Kazakh Media Forum was held at TASS’ Moscow headquarters in November 2024.