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Baku, May 24, AZERTAC
The fifth News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) to be arranged in Baku on November 16-17 will be held under the slogan “New Challenges for News Agencies”. The decision was made at a meeting of the News Agencies World Council (NACO) in Baku.
The Council members also approved the topics of the sessions, and considered the list of participants of the Congress.
They also decided to appeal to heads of the UN and UNESCO concerning the Congress.
The Council members also instituted the posts of President and Vice-president of NACO. CEO of Press Association Clive Marshall was elected President, while First Deputy Director General of Russian TASS agency Mikhail Gusman was elected Vice-president of the Council.
AZERTAC was chosen as the host of the 5th News Agencies World Congress and its president for the years 2016-2019 at the 4th Congress held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on November 20 last year.
The NAWC was founded with the aim of ensuring and improving the members' ability to perform as key operators in the fast growing diversity of the global media market.
The objectives of the NAWC are to strengthen unbiased news reporting, support the principle of freedom of the press and contribute to the general understanding of the news background. The organization is working to inspire and support news agencies, sharing knowledge of the most modern and important developments in the media business.
AZERTAG.AZ :5th News Agencies World Congress to be held under slogan “New Challenges for News Agencies”
