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Azerbaijan State News Agency
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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.[1]
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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.[2]
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History
AZERTAC was established on 1 March 1920.[3][4] 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.[5] On 26 February 2015, president Ilham Aliyev signed an order to rename Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency to the Azerbaijan State Information Agency (AZERTAC).[6]
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International cooperation
On April 26, 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 October 26, 2019, AZERTAC and the Cuban agency Prensa Latina signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation.
Directors
- Gubad Gasimov (July 14, 1921-1928)
- Mikhail Sinitsyn (1928-1930)
- Vasily Khaldeyev (1937-1938)
- Efim Gurvich (May 23, 1942-1958)
- Hasai Vezirov (July 1958 – September 1962)
- Efim Gurvich (1962 – December 26, 1986)
- Rafig Zeynalov (December 26, 1986 – June 26, 1988)
- Azad Sharifov (October 10, 1988 – April 3, 1992)
- Fikret Sadygov (April 3, 1992 – August 6, 1992)
- Vagif Rustamov (August 6, 1992 – August 26, 1994)
- Shamil Shakhmamedov (January 22, 2000 – October 30, 2002)
- Aslan Aslanov (October 30, 2002 - November 19, 2022)
- Vugar Aliyev (since November 28, 2022)
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