Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 18
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan took on the presidency of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA).
It was decided during the 16th General Assembly of the OANA in Baku Nov. 18.
Director General of Azerbaijan’s state news agency AzerTAc Aslan Aslanov was elected the organization’s president for 2016-2019.
Aslanov thanked the participants for their confidence.
The 16th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies started its work Nov. 18 in Baku.
Trend and AzerTAc news agencies are the members of the OANA.
The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies was formed in 1961. This is a big media organization that brings together the heads of 44 news agencies from 35 countries.