Hikmat Hajiyev says Azerbaijan attaches great importance to D-8 membership

Azerbaijan attaches great importance to its membership in the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said at the presentation of the strategy of the D-8 Media Excellence Center, Report's correspondent in Shusha informs.

According to him, Azerbaijan is a full member of the organization.

"Azerbaijan attaches great importance to its membership in D-8. I thank representatives of all D-8 countries for supporting this initiative. We hope that the organization's member countries will actively use the Media Excellence Center," Hajiyev said.

He expressed gratitude to all participants for supporting Azerbaijan's initiative and efforts to establish the institution under the leadership of the President.

"Today, I am pleased to say that with the unanimous support of all member countries, the D-8 Media Excellence Center has begun its full-fledged activity," Hajiyev said.

He voiced confidence that the center will serve as a platform for interaction among journalists and media representatives from all D-8 member countries.

"We believe that training and cooperation in the media sector, as well as valuable interaction between our media organizations, will be among the priorities," Hajiyev added.

According to him, other priority areas of the center include combating disinformation, using artificial intelligence tools in media, and several other fields.