POLITICS
PRESIDENT: AZERBAIJAN HAS GONE THROUGH BIG AND SUCCESSFUL PATH TOWARDS ENSURING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY AND BUILDING CONSTITUTIONAL STATE
Baku, July 23 (AZERTAC). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said his country had gone through a big and successful path towards ensuring freedom of speech, developing democracy and building a constitutional state.
The President spoke at a ceremony to inaugurate a new building of the Press Council marking the 135th anniversary of the national press.
“Ensuring freedom of speech, developing democracy and building a constitutional state are among key priorities for Azerbaijan.”
“And we`ve made considerable achievements in this regard,” he noted.
The President said there are hundreds of media outlets in Azerbaijan.
“Our citizens are kept informed of the latest world developments by means of around 100 weekly newspapers, 8 republican TV channels, 14 regional channels and Internet.”