Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Experience gained during the 5th News Agencies World Congress and the 16th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) in Baku is very significant for the world media, Teresa Marques, president of the Portuguese Lusa news agency, told Trend.
She noted that it is the first time she attends the News Agencies World Congress and she has gained new experience.
“We all work in the same sphere, and we get to know each other better via such events,” Marques said. “We discuss the important challenges we are facing and we examine the ways to solve them.”
Lusa’s president has also marked the significance of this event for the host country – Azerbaijan.
“It is very good that heads of the world’s leading news agencies have come to Azerbaijan and got to know this country better,” Marques said.
She added that it is her first visit to Baku and that Baku is a very beautiful city.
