BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 16.
The Media and Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan is working
intensively to counter disinformation directed against the country,
a department head at the council, Natig Mammadli, said during the
9th Congress of Azerbaijani Journalists in Baku on Friday, Trend’s correspondent
reports from the event.
He pointed out that no effort should be spared regarding the
development, enrichment, and preservation of the Azerbaijani
language.
"The Media and Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan has been
working almost around the clock to counter disinformation directed
against our country. We have issued statements and clarifications,
sometimes at midnight, and at other times multiple times throughout
the day, to expose such disinformation.
We are citizens of a victorious nation, a country that has
triumphed in war. This carries a great sense of pride, but it also
entails a significant responsibility.
We would like to ensure that these principles serve as the
foundation for our daily work," he noted.
The 9th Congress of Azerbaijani Journalists is being held at the
Rashid Behbudov Song Theatre.
A total of 225 delegates have confirmed their participation in
the congress.
Candidates for membership on the Press Council’s Board of
Directors have been determined based on nomination forms submitted
by organizations that are members of the Press Council.
Among the current members of the Board of Directors, Rashad
Majid, Aflatun Amashov, Gulu Maharramli, Umud Rahimoghlu, Aydin
Guliyev, Rauf Arifoghlu, Elchin Mirzabayli, Vusala Mahirgizi, Agil
Alasgar, Jeyhun Musaoghlu, Algish Musayev, Akif Ashirli, and
Yadigar Mammadli have requested not to include their names on the
ballot.
Consequently, changes are expected for 13 of the 23 seats on the
Press Council’s Board of Directors.
