Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
Trend:
The 25th General Assembly of the Association of the Balkan News Agencies – Southeast Europe (ABNA) has kicked off in Bulgaria's Nessebar city on Sept. 9.
On the same day, the 8th conference of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA) will take place.
Trend Agency has been invited to take part in the event, which is to unite the biggest and most authoritative news agencies in the world. Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) organizes the event.
The Association of the Balkan News Agencies — Southeast Europe (ABNA-SE) was established in 1995, with an aim not only to develop a full cooperation among the news agencies of the region, but also to contribute to the establishment of a climate of peace, friendship, security and cooperation in our region, which was considered the 'powder magazine of Europe'.
The founding Conference was held in Thessaloniki on June, 26 1995 with an initiative of the Macedonian Press Agency, while the Association's 1st General Assembly was held in Antalya, Turkey, on December, 15 and 16, 1995.