Meeting of Azerbaijani and Turkish journalists kicks off in Baku

A meeting of foreign, as well as Azerbaijani and Turkish journalists, is being held on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijani national press in Baku.

Report informs that the event was jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Press Council and the International Journalists Council of Türkiye.

The journalists gathered around the round table first introduced themselves and got acquainted. Then, representatives of foreign media congratulated the Azerbaijani people on May 28 - Independence Day.

Rashad Majid, Chairman of the Board of the Press Council, said that the 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijani national press will be celebrated on July 22:

"After the Akinchi newspaper, various press organizations began to operate. Hayat, Irshad, and Fuyuzat played an important role in the awakening of our national ideology. After gaining independence, censorship was abolished in 1998 by the Decree of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. On January 12, 2021, the Media Development Agency was established by the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev 'On Deepening Reforms in the Media Sector in the Republic of Azerbaijan."

Majid also said that they support the establishment of a Media Museum in Shusha:

"In 2020, the Second Karabakh War ended. After that, a strategic partnership agreement in the field of media was signed between Azerbaijan and Türkiye. This document has made a great contribution to the further strengthening of relations between the media of the two countries. However, before that, that is, during the 44-day Patriotic War, the Turkish media played an indispensable role in covering the process."