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Media outlets in Azerbaijan should not abuse favorable conditions, says presidential aide

25 December 2015 12:06 (UTC +04:00)

He made the remarks Dec.25 speaking at a ceremony devoted to awarding of winners of journalistic essays, the World Azerbaijanis’ Solidarity Day and the New Year.

He said that the year 2015 was successful for the national press and the media of Azerbaijan in general, which stayed in memory by significant events.

“Thanks to further development of freedom of expression and information, the foundations of which were laid by the national leader Heydar Aliyev, comprehensive state support for the free media activity, qualitative and quantitative indicators of national information resources further improved, they were able to expand their audiences and scope, having become active participants of the international information space,” Hasanov said.

Azerbaijani government will continue efforts to strengthen the independence of the media, he noted. “However, media outlets shouldn’t abuse favorable conditions, they should be more professional and responsible, contribute to the development of Azerbaijani society and solutions of national issues,” he said.

The presidential aide recalled President Ilham Aliyev’s meeting with board members of the Press Council on July 21. “The head of state touched on the development of the Azerbaijani media, state support to mass media outlets, existing problems and their solutions.

Hasanov stressed that media representatives actively participated in the parliamentary elections on Nov.1. “Several media representatives put forward their candidacy in the recent elections, and 11 of them were elected as MPs.”