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Director General of TRT receives “High Service to Turkish World” award
Baku, September 30 (AZERTAC). Director General of Turkish TRT channel Ibrahim Shahin, who visited today Azerbaijan was awarded with the “High Service to Turkish World” award.
The event brought together members of the board of directors of Azerbaijan`s Press Council, as well as representatives of the NGOs, MPs, heads of the leading mass media of Azerbaijan.
MP Ganire Pashayeva delivered a speech at the event, adding the Eurasia International Research Institute and International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) have founded this award.
Head of the Ataturk Centre in Azerbaijan, MP, Chairman of the Cultural Committee in the country`s Parliament Nizami Jafarov touched upon the relations between Azerbaijan and TRT channel.
The event also saw speeches by Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Coshkun, Chairman of the country`s Press Council Aflatun Amashov, Executive director of State Fund for Support of Mass Media Development under President of Azerbaijan Vugar Safarli, MP, Musa Gasimli, Chairman of the IEPF Umud Rahimoglu, rector of the Odlar Yurdu University, MP Ahmad Valiyev.
Chairman of “Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno Karabakh” Public Union and head of Shusha Region Executive Authority Bayram Safarov thanked head of the Turkish TRT channel for service on delivering Azerbaijan`s realities to the world community.