POLITICS
Role of news agencies in Azerbaijan-UAE bilateral relations discussed at AzerTAc
Baku, September 12 (AZERTAC). “National news agencies of Azerbaijan and the UAE play an important role in cultivating relations between the two countries,” said UAE Ambassador to Azerbaijan Salem Khalifa Mahammad al-Ghafli as he met Director General of the Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AZERTAC) Aslan Aslanov at the agency`s headquarters Thursday.
Ambassador al-Ghafli stressed the importance of signing an agreement between the UAE`s WAM agency and AZERTAC. He said the agreement would contribute to developing the Azerbaijan-UAE cooperation in the field of news production and exchange.
Mr Aslanov provided an insight into the history and activities of AZERTAC, particularly its achievements during Azerbaijan`s independence years, He stressed the agency`s role in popularizing Azerbaijan`s state policy.
AZERTAC and WAM maintain close cooperation both in the bilateral and multilateral formats. Both agencies are members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) and the International Islamic News Agency (IINA).