Azerbaijan has a great journalistic tradition, the delegation of the European Union to Azerbaijan said in its congratulatory message to Azerbaijani journalists and media workers on the occasion of the National Press Day.
"Journalists and media in any society have a key role in providing information to citizens and they must be supported in their work. Work of free and independent media, freedom of the press, free speech as well as fight against disinformation must be promoted and protected everywhere," the message reads.