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Elnur Enveroglu read more The media and press are the voice and eye of civilized society
and public supporting Democratic development. In many developed
countries, the creation of unity between the citizen and the state
falls on the shoulders of the free media. However, media
transparency and appropriate conditions for its development have
always been amongst the priorities. In recent years, a number of
important and successful reforms carried out by the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the field of media have given a great
impetus to the rapid progress of the Azerbaijani press.
In this regard, the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
on the exemption of the media and other media entities from income
tax, as well as income and simplified taxes, opens a new page in
the development of the Azerbaijani press. Thanks to the care and
attention provided by the Azerbaijani President and First Lady
Mehriban Aliyeva, domestic journalism continues to develop,
becoming more relevant and competitive. As a result, today our
media are rapidly integrating into the global information space,
defending the interests of the state and the people, bringing the
truth about Azerbaijan and what is happening in our region to the
world.
It should be noted that the development of the media has a
special importance for Azerbaijan. During the Second Karabakh War,
Azerbaijan was the target of many pro-Armenian and opposition
forces. Thanks to the deep knowledge and strong political erudition
of President Ilham Aliyev, the true word of Azerbaijan was properly
conveyed to the whole world. At that time, a kind of information
war was going on. Armenia's hired henchmen in the Western press
tried to boycott Azerbaijan and put the blame on our country.
Nevertheless, all these attempts could not be sustained in the face
of wise policy. Because the President of Azerbaijan applied the
iron fist not only on the battlefield, but also in the media arena,
and the plans directed against Azerbaijan in a biased way came to
naught.
Modern Azerbaijani journalism is professional, free, provided
with an advanced material and technical base. The Azerbaijani state
provides unprecedented support to the domestic media, guards their
rights and provides social protection. And exempting the media from
taxes will further strengthen the national media, make them more
stable and provide the foundation for the Azerbaijani media to
reach a qualitatively new level of professional development.
The decree of the president of state opens up a wide field of
opportunities that will benefit both journalists and editorial
offices, and of course, a wide readership both within our country
and far beyond its borders. In addition, domestic media structures
will be able to resist the anti-Azerbaijani forces in the
international information field even more actively and effectively,
defending the interests of our country.
Besides, the Azerbaijani media are consistently working to
expose Armenian fakes and disinformation regarding our country,
bring the truth about what is happening in the region to the world
audience. Now the possibilities of the Azerbaijani media in this
direction will become even wider.
In this regard, all Azernews staff and administration expresses
their deep gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady
Mehriban Aliyeva for their kind attention to the problems of
domestic media, their slefless contribution to the development of
the national press.
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