(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Fatima Hasanova
Baku has hosted the first meeting of the Organization of Turkic
States (OTS) member and observer countries' audiovisual media
regulatory bodies, Azernews reports via Azertag.
The main objective of the meeting, which brought together
representatives of the regulatory authorities of the OTS member
states - Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan as
well as observer countries - Hungary and Turkmenistan, is to
bolster the cooperation of Turkic-speaking states.
The meeting also discussed the concept, presented by Turkiye in
connection with the establishment of the OTS member and observer
states' audiovisual media regulatory authorities forum, and sign a
declaration of intent on the establishment of the OTS member
states' audiovisual media regulatory authorities.
Elmir Valizada, Head of the Digital Media Sector under the
Presidential Administration, Omer Kocaman, Deputy Secretary-General
of the OTS, Ahmad Ismayilov, Executive Director of the Media
Development Agency of Azerbaijan, and Ismat Sattarov, Chairman of
the Audiovisual Council, spoke at the inauguration.
Deputy Secretary-General of the OTS Omer Kocaman said that the
meeting will serve to development of cooperation between the
countries in this respect.
'Cooperation between our countries in this sphere is extremely
important. The importance of audiovisual media is increasing.
Cooperation in this field will help us to get closer to each other
in other areas as well,' he said.
Head of the Digital Media Sector of the Azerbaijani Presidential
Administration Elmir Valizada said that this cooperation will serve
to provide the public with accurate information about the events
taking place in the Turkic nations. He also noted that Azerbaijan
was one of the first countries to switch to digital broadcast in
the region and therefore it already has experience in regulating
the digital realm.
'The recently adopted law `On media' corresponds to the
international practice and includes regulation in the audiovisual
sphere, which is a part of media. Cooperation between Azerbaijan
and Turkiye is developing in the field of media. The development of
this cooperation between the member states of the OTS is also one
of the main goals,' Valizada said.
In his speech, Ahmad Ismayilov, Executive Director of the Media
Development Agency of Azerbaijan, noted that the Azerbaijani media
has entered a new stage of reforms in order to adapt to modern
challenges and respond more flexibly.
Ismayilov underlined that, for the first time in the history of
independent Azerbaijan, representatives of the Azerbaijani media
honored their professional holiday on July 22 by hosting an
international media forum in Shusha the country's cultural
center.
He emphasized that, given the reality of our world, the
integration of Azerbaijani media into the worldwide information
sphere is becoming increasingly vital. A striking example of this
is the creation of a joint media platform between Azerbaijan and
Turkiye.
'The purpose of our joint media platform is to create a
strategic media partnership to strengthen bilateral relations and
cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkiye in the field of media
and communication. Our main activity in this regard is to bring the
realities of our countries to the international media,' he
said.
He also mentioned the signing of an MoU with Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan on mutual understanding between mass media agencies.
'Within the framework of the Memoranda of Understanding, we
signed with these brotherly republics, which are members of the
Organization of Turkic States, the formation of mechanisms for
bilateral cooperation aimed at the joint promotion and protection
of national interests in the media space, the exchange of
experiences, the establishment of interaction in the media sphere,'
Ismayilov concluded.
The Declaration of Intent on the creation of the forum of
regulators on the audiovisual media of the OTS member and observer
states was signed in Shusha on October 28. The forum will be held
in Turkiye in 2023.