(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. At present, the
digital media space, which has become the new trend in the modern
world, is expanding day by day and has an impact on the national
information environment of the countries, Executive Director of the
Media Development Agency Ahmad Ismayilov said during the first
meeting of the regulatory bodies for audiovisual media of the
member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States
(OTS), reports on October 28.
'The process of information exchange, which takes place at high
speed in a globalizing world, covers almost all countries,' he
stated.
Ismayilov noted that Azerbaijani media entered a new stage of
reforms in order to adapt to modern challenges and more flexible
responses. The Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan is
implementing a strategy aimed at the sustainable development of
media entities.
'The agency constantly pays attention to the issue of ensuring
the economic independence of media entities as one of the main
goals of its activities, conducts appropriate analysis and research
for this purpose, and also takes measures to implement projects
aimed at the introduction of modern information and communication
technologies, innovations that open up new opportunities for the
international exchange of information, ensuring the information
safety of citizens, society and the state,' he said.
Ismayilov stressed that the representatives of Azerbaijani media
celebrated their professional holiday for the first time in the
history of independent Azerbaijan by conducting an international
forum in Shusha, the cultural capital of the country, on July 22,
2022.
'Media representatives exchanged opinions on relevant topics
related to modern media with the representatives of foreign media,
experts from almost 20 countries of the world and representatives
of foreign media organizations during the international media forum
in Shusha. The role of journalists in preventing mass
disinformation, their struggle on the information front during the
Second Karabakh War, and their part in providing prompt and
accurate information to Azerbaijani society as well as important
directions and principles related to the development of the
Azerbaijani media were identified in the address of the Head of the
state,' he said.
According to Ismayilov, the integration of Azerbaijani media
into international information space is becoming more important
amid the new reality of the world. The joint media platform of
Azerbaijan and Türkiye exists today.
'The aim of the joint media platform is to create a strategic
media partnership to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation
between Azerbaijan and Türkiye in media and communications fields.
The main activity in this direction is to bring the reality of both
countries to the world community in international media. During the
visit of the President of Uzbekistan in June 2022, a Memorandum of
Understanding was signed between the Media Development Agency of
Azerbaijan and the Agency of Information and Mass Communications
under the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan. In addition, a
Memorandum of Understanding between the Media Development Agency of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Information and
Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan was signed as part
of the official visit of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev,' he informed.
'Within the framework of the signed memorandums of understanding
with these fraternal countries members of OTS, the formation of
bilateral cooperation mechanisms aimed at jointly promoting and
protecting national interests in the media space, expanding the
exchange of experience, and establishing interaction in the media
sphere is provided. Along with this, the Azerbaijani Media
Development Agency has established cooperation with such
authoritative local and international organizations as ADA
University, Al Jazeera, Haber Global, Turkish Cooperation and
Coordination Agency, and Anadolu Agency.
'The solidarity of journalists from all over the Turkic world is
needed to convey the reality of Turkic countries to an
international audience. The voice of these countries will be
stronger and better heard if the media organizations fulfill their
professional mission with a single ideology at all levels.
Azerbaijan believes that the strengthened ties of the Turkic world,
guided by the idea of unity, solidarity and cooperation, will
continue successfully in the field of media. In order to convey
objective information about the Turkic world to the international
community, the professionalism and vigilance must be increased, and
the unity of the countries must be strengthened,' Ismayilov
said.
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