BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. A memorandum of understanding on cooperation was signed between Azerbaijan’s Trend News Agency and UZA National News Agency, one of the leading media organizations in Uzbekistan, Trend reports.
The memorandum envisages the exchange of information between UZA and Trend. The memorandum was signed by Trend’s Deputy Director-General Rufiz Hafizoglu and the First Deputy Director-General of the Uzbek National News Agency Sobir Shukurov.
While delivering a speech at the signing ceremony, MP Sevil Mikayilova stressed that today the Azerbaijani media has entered the essential development stage through the efforts of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva in this direction.
During the ceremony, Rufiz Hafizoglu and Sobir Shukurov exchanged views and noted that the memorandum would contribute to the further development of media relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
This cooperation between the agencies will allow the spread of facts about Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan in both countries and in many languages around the world.
The National News Agency of Uzbekistan operates in 10 languages. The agency delivers news covering socio-political, economic, and cultural spheres to a wide audience, both domestically and internationally.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have supported the development of professional and independent media in Azerbaijan, and have always paid attention and care to journalism in the country. As a result, at present, the Azerbaijani media is at a new stage of development.
The Azerbaijani press is trying to fulfill its responsibilities in conveying the country's true voice to the world, propagandizing the facts about Azerbaijan in the international arena.
Cooperation between Trend and UZA news agencies will contribute to the development of independent media and professional journalism in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
