Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan – Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has made a post on the occasion of National Press Day.
elchi reports that he stated this on his “X” account:
“Today, our society celebrates the next anniversary of the Azerbaijani national press. The development path of our press, founded on July 22, 1875, by the great educator Hasan bey Zardabi, is a clear example of true patriotism, loyalty to the ideas of statehood, and tireless struggle for national progress.”
Hikmet Hajiyev emphasized that the media policy implemented under the leadership of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev, starting from the mid-1990s, created a reliable foundation for the formation and development of a strong, professional media in our country, alongside ensuring freedom of speech and information and pluralism of opinion:
“In the subsequent period, the successful continuation of the policy founded by the Great Leader and the consistent reforms carried out in this direction have ensured the development of our media in accordance with modern challenges and expanded its influence in the global information space.”
The Assistant to the President noted that during the 44-day Patriotic War, our media demonstrated a true example of patriotism and solidarity, playing an important role in conveying our rightful voice to the world community and exposing the information provocations carried out against our country. President Ilham Aliyev, assessing the activities of the Azerbaijani media, stated:
“Today, our media has gained great authority not only within the country but also on the international stage, and I say this with complete sincerity… Today, the Azerbaijani media is capable of protecting state interests. It has also achieved great success in exposing baseless accusations against Azerbaijan with arguments, serious analysis, and facts. Our media not only defends state interests but also goes on the offensive when necessary.”
H. Hajiyev added that at a time when complex processes are taking place in the world and our region, and wars and conflicts are not subsiding, Azerbaijan stands out with its security and development dynamics, further expanding its independent and principled policy and equal partnership relations with power centers:
“It is gratifying that our media is able to adapt its activities to the existing reality, takes into account modern trends in the global information space, and stands out for its activity in solving important issues that determine development prospects, such as the application of advanced technologies, digitalization, artificial intelligence, and others. We are confident that our media will further expand the positions it has achieved in the global information space, and at the same time, by demonstrating loyalty to its principles of activity, it will spare no effort in further strengthening patriotism and national solidarity in our society and in defending our national interests.”
In conclusion, Hikmet Hajiyev congratulated the media representatives:
“I sincerely congratulate the Azerbaijani media and our dear journalists on their professional day, and I wish you good health and success in your valuable work.”