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Aslanov, also the managing-director of Azerbaijan's AZERTAC news agency, made the remarks while speaking in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency as Tehran prepares to host an OANA meeting on Monday.
'Setting up OANA's secretariat will prove helpful in effective management of the Organization,' Aslanov said.
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, the official said that the Islamic Republic News Agency is one of the most active members of the Organization.
OANA president said that the Organization provides one-third of the world news at present.
Referring to the rise of fake news reports in the world, Aslanov said that 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, the OANA president said that he has 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 OANA meeting is scheduled to be held in Tehran on September 3 chaired by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
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