BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. Azerbaijan hosts several prestigious international events related to the media, and constantly, puts forward important initiatives in this area, said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in his address to the participants of D-8 Media Forum on Fostering Dialogue, Collaboration, and Regional Cohesion, Trend reports.
"Aligning our national media strategy with the international practice, we focus, in particular, on increasing professionalism of journalists, broadcasting evidence-based news and developing media literacy. At the same time, we support the creation of information platforms via the regional collaboration.
Today’s Forum is a new line of cooperation opening up favorable opportunities to share experience between media institutions of friendly countries. I do believe that ideas voiced here coupled with proposals and joint project initiatives to be made, will play a significant role in the future information policies of D-8 countries," said President Ilham Aliyev.