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George Reid addressing the IPI. View more pictures

Leading figures from the world of journalism and the media visited Holyrood when the Scottish Parliament hosted the opening ceremony of the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress.

Presiding Officer George Reid MSP welcomed delegates to the Parliament's Debating Chamber on Sunday 28 May, and on Monday 29 May he delivered a keynote speech to the Congress, on the subject "Small Voices in a Big World".

The Presiding Officer's speech focussed on the struggle the media in smaller countries face to keep their cultural and political identity, using Scotland as a successful case in point.

The event was held at Edinburgh's Sheraton Hotel.

Read the Presiding Officer's speech.

Image gallery.

Opening ceremony pictures.

Watch the opening ceremony on Holyrood.tv.

News release issued 28 May: Presiding Officer opens International Press Institute World Congress

An international audience attended the opening ceremony. More pictures

Also speaking at the opening ceremony were the Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson; Johann Fritz of IPI Austria; and Wilfred Kiboro of IPI Kenya.

Images from the opening ceremony.

IPI is the world's oldest global press freedom organisation, with members in more than 120 countries.