Azerbaijan, Türkiye creating joint working commission on media issues - UPDATED

Ahmad Ismayilov, executive director of the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency (MEDIA), and Burhanettin Duran, head of the Public Relations Department of the Turkish Presidential Administration, have discussed expanding their strategic partnership in the media sector, including strengthening joint efforts to combat disinformation, Report informs.

The meeting took place as part of the Stratcom Summit 26 in Istanbul.

Following the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Joint Working Commission and Committees of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Media Platform between the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Public Relations Department of the Turkish Presidential Administration was signed.

The document envisages further deepening institutional cooperation, improving mechanisms for joint activities, and strengthening coordination between the parties.

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A discussion on further deepening cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the fields of media and communications took place in Istanbul, Burhanettin Duran, head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidential Administration, wrote on X, Report informs.

"I was pleased to meet with Ahmad Ismayilov, head of the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency, on the sidelines of the Fifth International Strategic Communication Summit – Stratcom Summit 26, held in Istanbul.

During the meeting, we discussed further deepening cooperation between Türkiye and brotherly Azerbaijan in media and communications, developing joint projects, and strengthening coordination in strategic communications.

We attach great importance to ensuring that the strong Turkish-Azerbaijani relations, developing under the leadership of our President, acquire an institutional and sustainable foundation in the field of communications as well.

We will continue to decisively strengthen our cooperation based on the principle of 'one nation, two states,'" Duran noted.