TIRANA, March 6 – Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Noel Curran, held a meeting with OSCE Ambassador Michel Tarran to discuss the role of the Albanian public broadcaster Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) and the broader development of public media in Albania.

According to the OSCE Presence in Albania, the discussion focused on recent developments and reforms in the country’s media sector, as well as the importance of protecting media freedom and pluralism.

The two sides also addressed the role of RTSH as the national public broadcaster and its contribution to strengthening an independent and diverse media landscape.

In its statement, the OSCE said media conditions in Albania, the role of the public broadcaster, and recent reforms in the media sector stood at the center of the meeting between Ambassador Michel Tarran and EBU Director General Noel Curran.

The OSCE added that both sides acknowledged the alignment between the work of the EBU and the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania to support public media and advance media freedom and pluralism.

They agreed to explore opportunities for closer cooperation in these areas in the future.

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