Shorouk Express 
On September 1, 2025, Trend News Agency celebrates an important
milestone – its 30th anniversary. Over three
decades, Trend has grown from a small editorial office into one of
the region’s leading and most respected multilingual agencies,
covering key events in the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and the
Caspian region. Thanks to the professionalism and dedication of its
team, the agency has earned recognition from politicians,
diplomats, and business leaders around the world. Looking ahead,
Trend aims to expand further into European and Asian media markets.
Platforms have already been established in Türkiye and across
Europe, providing a foundation for the agency to compete with media
outlets in these regions.
U.S. scholar Peter Tase, an expert in European
geopolitics and transatlantic security, as well as a researcher of
international relations and Eurasian geopolitics, shared his
impressions of working with the agency and of Trend’s work.
He emphasized that Trend is highly regarded not only in
Azerbaijan but also among experts across the entire Eurasian
region.
“Trend News Agency is a rare asset for the entire community of
international affairs intellectuals and news agencies in Eurasia,”
he said. “This highly respected organization has become an
irreplaceable window of communication for Azerbaijan with the
world”.
According to Tase, over the past three decades, Trend has made a
significant contribution to bringing the truth to light about the
crimes against humanity committed by the Armenian armed forces
against the civilian population of Azerbaijan. “This was carried
out with the highest level of honesty, integrity, and devotion to
the cause,” he said.
The expert paid particular attention to the agency’s role during
the Second Karabakh War. “The Second Karabakh War in 2020 has been
an outstanding achievement of the people of Azerbaijan, being led
by the great leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, and these
efforts are masterfully shared with the global community through
the lenses of Trend News Agency, which has become a respected and
indispensable platform for Azerbaijan’s communication with the rest
of the world,” Tase emphasized.
He also highlighted the strategic importance of Trend’s work in
covering the preparation and conduct of the COP29 climate
conference in Baku. “The media coverage of COP 29 in Baku has been
spectacular as we carefully analyze the consequential contribution
that Trend News Agency has provided in this regard. The development
of the liberated territories of Karabakh is one of the government’s
priorities, and Trend plays a key role in promoting these regions
and attracting foreign investment, while strengthening Azerbaijan’s
impartial reputation on the international stage,” Tase added.
