On November 7, 2024, in Moscow, at the International Press Center of MIA Rossiya Segodnya, Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Denis Trefilov presented Certificates of the CIS Executive Committee and Thanks of the Secretary General of the CIS to journalists of the Sputnik news agency in connection with the 10th anniversary of the agency and for active work and great personal contribution to the information support of events within the framework of the Year the Russian language as the language of international communication.
The Deputy Secretary General of the CIS thanked Andrey Blagodyrenko, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of MIA Rossiya Segodnya, Head of Sputnik News Agency in neighboring countries, for prompt and comprehensive coverage of meetings of the supreme bodies of the Commonwealth and other significant events of the CIS. Speaking to reporters, Denis Trefilov noted: “Today it is impossible to imagine the media space of the Commonwealth of Independent States without Sputnik – 13 broadcasting languages, 14 editorial centers, modern multimedia hubs and press centers, radio broadcasting in the FM band and, of course, the SputnikPro educational project aimed at sharing experience and developing professional ties with colleagues in the field to the near abroad. The well-coordinated and effective work of the Sputnik creative team is recognized by the audience – more than 240 million views of materials on websites, more than 8 million. subscribers on social networks. It’s very impressive! And it shows the necessity and relevance of your work more vividly than any words.”
