Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AzerTAc) and Polish Press Agency (PAP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual exchange of news in Warsaw, Poland. 
The Memorandum will see the two agencies mutually exchange the text, electronic information services, undertaking to protect copyright. Under the document, AzerTAc and PAP will exchange journalists and press photographers and development of cooperation within international and regional alliances of which they are members.
Prior to the sighing ceremony, Director General of AzerTAc Aslan Aslanov and President of the Board of Management of PAP Jerzy Paciorkowski had a meeting.
Aslanov briefed Paciorkowski on the history, activity and foreign relations of the country`s official news agency, which was founded in 1920.
The Director General noted successful cooperation between AzerTAc and PAP within the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA). He underlined the necessity of exchanging news between the agencies.
Aslanov stressed the importance of the Memorandum.
AzerTAc`s Director General recalled national leader Heydar Aliyev`s and President Ilham Aliyev`s visits to Poland, as well as Polish presidents` official visits to Azerbaijan.
Aslanov emphasized the importance of these visits in terms of strengthening relations between the two countries.
He added these visits were a stimulus for development of bilateral cooperation in all fields.
Paciorkowski said the exchange of news between the agencies was important.
The President of PAP`s Board of Management noted his agency attached great importance to cooperation with AzerTAc.
He said the signing of the Memorandum would open a new stage in development of the bilateral relationship between the agencies and play important role in deepening cooperation between Poland and Azerbaijan in the filed of information.
The heads of AzerTAc and PAP said the Memorandum would contribute to elevating the relations between the agencies to a new level.
They praised the role of Azerbaijan`s embassy to Poland in the signing of the document.
AzerTAc`s delegation, which also included chief of foreign language news service Orkhan Muradov, viewed PAP`s office.
Director General of AzerTAc Aslan Aslanov invited PAP`s officials to attend the International Humanitarian Forum in Baku in October, 2012. The Polish agency`s officials accepted the invitation.

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