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BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. Azerbaijan Press
Council has held a meeting with media representatives from French
colonies, Trend
reports.
At the meeting, Press Council Chairman Rashad Majid spotlighted
the activities of the council and noted that Azerbaijan is facing
unjust accusations from international media, including the French
media.
He emphasized that the fight against injustice is a common
interest that unites representatives of Azerbaijani media and
journalists from French colonies.
Deputy Executive Director of the Media Development Agency Natig
Mammadli briefed the guests on the state of the media in Azerbaijan
and presented statistics on the current situation.
Executive Director of the Baku Initiative Group Abbas Abbasov
pointed out that the visits of media representatives from
French-colonized countries are aimed at exchanging experiences in
the field of communication and briefed the participants on the
schedule of visits by the invited journalists.
During the discussions, Majid, along with members of the Press
Council’s board, Azer Hasrat, Hajibay Heydarli, and Executive
Secretary of the Council Avaz Rustamov answered questions from
foreign media representatives about the activities of the Press
Council and Azerbaijani journalism.
The meeting extensively discussed the social, political, and
cultural consequences of colonial policies. It was specifically
reported that colonial regimes have hindered the development of
mass media, and the pressure continues to this day.
In this context, an exchange of opinions was held on issues such
as the manipulation of information flows by colonial policies, the
introduction of censorship, and the displacement of indigenous
cultures from the information space. The real difficulties faced by
journalists working in French colonies were brought to the
forefront.
The parties also discussed the voice of indigenous peoples in
international media, ways to jointly combat disinformation,
opportunities for cooperation with Azerbaijani media structures,
and expressed interest in implementing joint projects and
organizing conferences, seminars, and training sessions in the
future.
These engagements were perceived as a pivotal advancement in
fortifying transnational media collaboration and dismantling
impediments established by colonial paradigms within the
informational domain.
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