This week, a regional division of the Ministry for Regional Development and Vnesheconombank’s development corporation will open in the North Caucasus Federal District. A TV channel providing an insight into regional developments may start broadcasting in the federal district and elsewhere.
Alexander Khloponin, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy in the North Caucasus Federal District, is primarily concerned about the Caucasus’ image. The establishment of a media channel for broadcasting outside the Caucasus is currently being negotiated. The All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Corporation (VGTRK) is implementing the project. Mr Khloponin said VGTRK had the largest audience.
The channel is to air its own professional information and analytical programmes on literature, history and religion that would be of interest to people in the Caucasus and elsewhere, Mr Khloponin said.
Although analysts discussed the establishment of a new TV channel in the Caucasus long ago, the project has never been implemented, said Professor Rostilav Turovsky from Moscow State University’s political-science department. The project is important for the regional population and for Mr Khloponin who is trying to improve the region’s image and investment climate, Professor Turovsky said.