Azerbaijan State News Agency

Azerbaijan State News Agency
Native name
Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi
TypeAgency
IndustryNews media
Founded1 March 1920; 106 years ago (1920-03-01)
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Key peopleVugar Aliyev
ProductsWire service
OwnerGovernment of Azerbaijan
Websiteazertag.az/en

Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi, shortened as AZƏRTAC, from Azərbaycan Teleqraf Acentəsi, 'Telegraph Agency of Azerbaijan') is the official news agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From November 2022, Vugar Aliyev served as chairman of the board.

Along with the official state news, Azerbaijan State News Agency releases information on politics, economy, education, science, culture, health, sports and environment in eight languages such as Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.

History

AZERTAC was established on 1 March 1920. Throughout the Soviet period, the agency held various names and after restoration of Azerbaijani independence in 1991, the agency name was restored. From 1995 to 2000, the agency was named State Telegraph Agency under Cabinet of Ministers, then was renamed to Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency. On 26 February 2015, president Ilham Aliyev signed an order to rename Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency to the Azerbaijan State Information Agency (AZERTAC).

International cooperation

On 26 April 2012, AZERTAC and the Polish Press Agency signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation. In September 2019, AZERTAC signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Israeli Tazpit Press Service. On 26 October 2019, AZERTAC and the Cuban agency Prensa Latina signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation.[citation needed]

Directors

References

  1. ↑ "The Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on appointing V.A.Aliyev as Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC)". president.az. 28 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "AZERTAC – Azerbaijan State News Agency". azertag.az. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency – AZERTAC turns 90". Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Members". BSANNA. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "AzerTAc. About us". Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency renamed Azerbaijan State Information Agency". azertag.az. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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