The
setting-up of a secretariat for the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies
(OANA) will be proposed at the upcoming OANA executive board meeting in Tehran on Monday,
said OANA chairman Aslan Aslanov.
“The
setting up of OANA's Secretariat will prove helpful in effective management of the
Organization,” said Aslanov, who is also the managing-director of Azerbaijan's
AZERTAC news agency.
He
made the remarks in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as
Tehran prepares to host the OANA meeting.
He
expressed hope that important decisions will be taken about the future
activities of the Organization in the upcoming Tehran meeting.
“We
have plans to make proposals like launching OANA media school, and holding
training courses and conferences aimed to promote the effective activities of
the Organization during Tehran meeting,” Aslanov said.
Noting
that 44 news agencies from 35 counties are members in OANA, he said the
Organization provides one-third of the world news at present.
Referring
to the rise of fake news reports in the world, Aslanov said the access to
reliable news sources is needed more than ever and therefore the activities of
OANA member news agencies are of special significance.
Underlining
the need to make use of the most advanced technologies by the media, he said he
had made every effort during his two-year tenure in office to use technologies
to complete the activity of OANA website and publish news on social networks.
The
day-long meeting will be attended by heads and senior officials of 19 news
agencies from Russia, Republic of Azerbaijan, China, Qatar, Turkey, Oman,
Mongolia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq,
Syria, Lebanon, Bulgaria, and the Iranian Mehr News Agency.
Most
of the participating news agencies are members of the executive board, and some
are invited as the observers and special guests in Tehran meeting.
OANA
was founded in 1961 with the goal of facilitating information dissemination in
the region, supported by the UN cultural entity, the UNESCO.
The
organization covering two thirds of the world population has 44 members from 35
countries.
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