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    PUBLIC TELEVISION WILL HOLD PECULIAR AND SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN AZERBAIJAN
    SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV AT THE CEREMONY DEDICATED TO START OF FUNCTIONING OF THE PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY

    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    [August 29, 2005, 22:03:29]

    Dear ladies and gentlemen,

    Dear friends,

    We are having a landmark day. The public television is being
    established in Azerbaijan and today it begins functioning. To this
    end, I congratulate all of you. Sure, the public television will hold
    peculiar place in the Azerbaijan television space and deserve respect
    of the onlookers.

    Today I have acquainted with the facilities in TV, and its staff. I
    can tell, the faculties are of high standard. The television is ready
    to start.

    We all know the history of establishment of the Public TV. I would
    not take much time. I consider establishment of television current
    year is of special importance. No secret that creation of Public
    TV was one of the obligations Azerbaijan took before the Council of
    Europe. We had to do it. At the same time, it was a necessity. The
    Azerbaijan mass media, including tele-channels provide the people with
    sufficient information. Nevertheless, there was need for independent
    television in the country.

    I have spoken on this several times and reiterate that in Azerbaijan,
    there is great need for fully independent press, and media. Creation of
    the Public TV is a great and important step in this direction. I hope
    after a while truly independent media will be created in Azerbaijan.

    Azerbaijan experiences transition period. Our country marches from
    one social structure to another. In this case, perhaps, mass media
    faces political pressures. Greater part of media is under influence
    of political circles. I reiterate that probably it is natural. But
    every phase has ending, and limits. I hope all-round development
    of Azerbaijan, the ongoing political processes, the process of
    democratization will bring new environment to our country.

    Public life in Azerbaijan is enough rich. The happenings in Azerbaijan,
    their analysis, the ongoing process in region, and the role and
    place of Azerbaijan in these processes, of course, arouses great
    interest. Perhaps, activity of the Public TV will be important in this
    direction. And also I hope the television will cover the problems our
    country is concerned with. The Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh
    conflict, the problems we face, unemployment, poverty, combat against
    corruption establishment process of legal and democratic state,
    etc. are the questions majority of society is concerned with.

    The press plays great role in protection of our country's national
    interests. We have been witnesses many times that in some cases certain
    information of the Azerbaijan press echoes in region. We should be
    sensitive and in this question. We should know that Azerbaijan lives
    in war conditions. Both negative and positive processes in the country,
    undoubtedly, are watched by the enemy and found serious reaction.

    In my activity, I always support the press. And today I pursue this
    policy. I count that he adopted decisions are evidences to that. And in
    my future activity I shall try to assist the Azerbaijan mass media. I
    am confident, mass media has great role in building of normal, legal,
    democratic state and this becomes more and more important.

    Azerbaijan is on the threshold of parliament elections and in some
    cases they used to connect the creation of public television in this
    phase just with the parliament elections. Perhaps, there is also this
    factor. But the parliamentary elections will pass on November 6, and
    now the television has a lot to do, and it has to go far. Of course,
    activity of the television is of great importance in connection with
    the elections. Sure, all the candidates for election will address
    through public TV directly to their electors, and all of them will
    have equal conditions.

    I hope the public television will hold peculiar and significant place
    in Azerbaijan. I once again would like to say that I look forward that
    it will deserve respect of the audience and play its significant role
    in future development of our country.

    According to information I was provided, the specialists employed in
    the public TV are professionals. I hope all these factors will promote
    the public television to play important role in Azerbaijan TV space.

    I wish success to the public TV. I wish health, happiness to its
    personnel. I wish the press and television of Azerbaijan developed
    and worthily served our people. Happy holiday. Thank you.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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