AKIPRESS.COM - The OSCE Center in Bishkek donated professional audio and video equipment to the Information Department at the Office of Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan as part of its project to support internal reforms. During the donation ceremony, a handover agreement was signed between the parties.

“We hope that this equipment will improve the capacity of the government press service to effectively provide journalists with timely access to government information and inform the public about governmental activities,” said Maciej Dachowski, Head of the Politic-Military Department of the OSCE Center in Bishkek.

Seventeen items were donated in total, including video and photo cameras, notebooks, a color printer and a modem.

The government press service support project was launched in 2013, and last year a new legal framework was developed. The OSCE will continue providing expertize to the government this year in strengthening its policies related to information security and freedom of information.