APA Holding, ASAN radio sign MoU for cooperation

APA Holding, ASAN radio sign MoU for cooperation
# 26 May 2017 15:46 (UTC +04:00)

ASAN Radio Department of the Innovations Center LLC under the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and APA Holding LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation.

The memorandum was signed by ASAN Radio Department Director Emin Musavi and Chairman of the Board of Directors of APA Holding, Editor-in-Chief of APA Information Agency Nurshan Guliyev.

The memorandum covers information exchange between ASAN Radio and APA Holding as well as cooperation on other areas of mutual interest.

In his speech, Nurshan Guliyev outlined the importance of establishing and expanding cooperation between media outlets.

“We’re pleased to sign a memorandum with ASAN Radio, which has gained much success and popularity despite in a short period of time since its establishment. I’m convinced that this cooperation will benefit not only the two parties, but also the whole Azerbaijani media. We’re going to think about establishing and developing cooperation with other media outlets as well,” said Guliyev.

He expressed confidence that the signing of the memorandum of understanding between ASAN Radio and APA Holding will be a good example for other media outlets to start cooperating with each other.

Emin Musavi said in turn that this cooperation is going to be beneficial, noting that ASAN Radio is not only a new radio, but also one of the newest media outlets.

“By starting cooperation with a serious, professional, operative and precise body, like APA Holding, our work will be more fruitful, interesting and easier. What’s the most important is to make the audience and readers be satisfied with the activity of APA and ASAN radio,” he added.

Later Emin Musavi informed about the activity of ASAN radio.

ASAN Radio, created under the State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, is the first and only radio channel dedicated to government services sector. The radio was granted a special permit (license) for nationwide radio broadcasting at 100 MHz frequency on Spetember 8, 2015 at a meeting of the National Television and Radio Council.

Created by the order of the President Ilham Aliyev, ASAN radio begun test broadcasting at 100MHz frequency on December 24, 2015. The creation of ASAN Radio is aimed at forming a special radio for public services, increasing confidence in state structures, and properly informing and educating the population through radio.

One of the priorities of the radio is to inform the society about the services and innovations provided by ASAN Service and the project implemented by it.

Mediating between state bodies and citizens, supporting awareness from social and legal points of view is the basis of the radio broadcasting.

The official website of ASAN radio is www.asanradio.az.

APA Holding consists of several media structures and their subsidiaries. The main goal of the establishment of APA Holding is to create a unified media structure and be able to make the media outlets within the holding work quickly and in a coordinated and operative way.

APA Holding includes Azeri-Press Information Agency (APA) LLC, Lent.az Information Agency LLC, Vesti.az Information Agency LLC, APAsport.az Information Agency LLC, and APA Service LLC.

APA Service itself includes APA TV internet television, and Lent.az Information Agency LLC includes Kulis.az and Ailəm.az subsidiaries.

The Holding’s main areas of activity are to offer information, advertising, communication, internet and provider services.

APA Holding also has the Trade Union. The Holding, as the first news company in Azerbaijan, has certified its brands and trademarks at the State Committee of Azerbaijan on Standardization, Metrology and Patents and obtained relevant patents.

The company holds the quality and management certificate of the Global Certification Limited agency and was registered by the Ministry of Justice on October 3, 2012.

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