“For the first time during our independence, after the Armenian occupation lasting about 30 years, Azerbaijani journalists celebrate their professional holiday in the cultural capital of our country, Constantinople of Karabakh – the city of Shusha, which occupies a special place in the development of our national press. The first event held in Shush On the occasion of the National Press Day, it will become a significant event in the history of the rich traditions of Azerbaijani media. ” This is stated in the letter of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, sent to media representatives.
The Head of State noted that the Azerbaijani press, guided by the principles proclaimed by the Ekychi newspaper, went a long way of development.
Numerous publications published in the period after the second half of the 19th century became a mirror of our history, made a significant contribution to the education of people, the formation of national identity, the realization of liberation ideas and the protection of our spiritual values.
, under the leadership of the national leader of our people, Heydar Aliyev, democratic reforms in Azerbaijan, which restored their independence at the end of the twentieth century, as in all areas, led to a radical turn and in the development of national information resources. As a result of the implementation of system measures aimed at ensuring freedom of speech and information, the formation of a progressive legislative base, strengthening the independence of the editorial offices, Azerbaijani media entered the stage of rapid development, ”the letter said.
Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijani media resources continue the tireless activities to bring to the international community of Azerbaijani realities, including the truth about unprecedented atrocities and vandalism, committed by Armenians during the period of occupation.
“Azerbaijani journalists who have made a worthy contribution to the mobilization of our society in the name of patriotism, high national self -awareness, higher goals, should always demonstrate fundamentality, defend the interests of Azerbaijani statehood in conditions when at a global level a wide scope acquires campaigns based on a falsified and fake and False information, to ensure the rights of our citizens to receive complete and reliable information, with all his might to work in the name of the progress of our society, ”the head of state wrote.