Azerbaijan State News Agency Explained

Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi, shortened as AZƏRTAC) is the official news agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From November 2022, Vugar Aliyev served as chairman of the board.[1]

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]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2022-11-28.
  2. Web site: AZERTAC – Azerbaijan State News Agency. azertag.az. 2019-03-30.
  3. News: The Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency – AZERTAC turns 90 . . 3 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722100744/http://www.science.az/en/index.php?id=2579 . 22 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070211065852/http://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/bsanna-members.php?lang=en . 11 February 2007 . 23 January 2014 . BSANNA.
  5. Web site: AzerTAc. About us. 18 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100516134431/http://azertag.com/index_en.html. 16 May 2010. dead.
  6. Web site: Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency renamed Azerbaijan State Information Agency . 26 February 2015. azertag.az. 2021-01-12.

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