Azerbaijan’s Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Sahil Babayev has visited Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) to meet with its staff and congratulate them on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the agency.
Chairman of the Board of AZERTAC Aslan Aslanov highlighted the agency’s path of development over the past 100 years. He drew the audience’s attention to the achievements of AZERTAC in information publishing thanks to national leader Heydar Aliyev’s special attention and President Ilham Aliyev’s comprehensive support for the media outlets.
Underlining the importance of the meeting, Aslan Aslanov noted that Minister Sahil Babayev’s visit to the agency paved the way for a good tradition.
Addressing the event, Minister Sahil Babayev noted that AZERTAC, the main source of official state information, is at the forefront of objective and professional news coverage in the country.
The minister highlighted President Ilham Aliyev’s successful social reform program, the important steps taken to improve the welfare of the population in the country, as well as the DOST project created on the initiative of First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva.
The minister emphasized the constant, consistent and professional activities of AZERTAC in raising public awareness of ongoing social reforms and the achievements made in this sphere.
Congratulating the AZERTAC staff once again, Minister Sahil Babayev wished them success in their future activities.
The minister then responded to questions from the AZERTAC employees.
The event also featured the awards ceremony for a group of AZERTAC employees for their professional and fruitful activities in covering the work towards strengthening the social protection of the population and the reforms carried out in the social sphere.
