Baku, May 3, AZERTAC

“Climate change, green energy transition, environmental protection, and renewables are subjects that are widely discussed these days. We observe the significant attention that global media is giving to these issues, with continuous discussions in the media about the best ways to report on them,” Chairman of Board of the Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) Vugar Aliyev said in his address during the 31st meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State News Agencies (CIS Information Council) held on Friday in Baku.

Vugar Aliyev noted that the year 2024 was declared as the “Green World Solidarity Year” by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, adding Azerbaijan is implementing massive projects in this field with new hydroelectric power, solar and wind plants currently under construction.

“President Ilham Aliyev designated the liberated territories as a green energy zone, emphasizing that the primary focus for rebuilding these areas, which were completely destroyed and are now undergoing revival, will be on green energy,” said the AZERTAC Chairman of Board.

He also mentioned that Azerbaijan is set to host the 29th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in November 2024. The Chairman of the Board emphasized that 198 countries are parties to the Convention, indicating the significant scale of this event.

“AZERTAC will be actively involved in covering the conference. We also invite our colleagues to jointly collaborate in terms of sharing reports which would be relevant and useful for the local audience in their countries. I am confident that with our joint efforts, we can share better reports with the people about the decisions the countries adopted regarding the climate change and the green energy transition,” Vugar Aliyev noted.

Touching upon the cooperation between the news agencies of the CIS member states, the AZERTAC Chairman of Board highlighted the strengthening of these connections. He noted that it facilitates the exchange of experiences and the execution of joint projects. In this context, Vugar Aliyev described the seminars organized by the TASS News Agency in Moscow, as well as the exchange program between TASS and AZERTAC as fruitful.

“There is a large number of items on the agenda of the Information Council. We are gearing up for the 80th anniversary of the Second World War Victory, as well as the upcoming CIS Games to be held in Azerbaijan in 2025. Indeed, the Information Council is bringing together the agencies with the century-long histories. The BELTA Agency marked its 105th anniversary in December, while the TASS Agency will mark its 120th anniversary in September. The upcoming year will mark the AZERTAC’s jubilee and we will mark our 105th anniversary,” Vugar Aliyev noted.