The event was organized by the Eurasia Media Centre, the State Hermitage Museum, the International Confederation of Journalist Unions, and the International Academy of Television and Radio with the support of the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO) and UNESCO’s Office in Moscow.

Ms Nazarbaeva, Chairwoman of the Eurasian Media Forum, and Mr Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, were awarded special prizes for having contributed to the dialogue of cultures. The Forum organizers were received by Ms Matvienko, the Governor of St Petersburg, who pledged to support the Forum and make the event an annual one.

The Forum created an open communication environment for the younger generation of journalists working for the electronic media and reiterated the importance of facilitating dialogue between countries, cultures and peoples.