Azerbaijani, Chinese top officials discuss digital cooperation Photo

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said he held talks with Chinese  Cyberspace Administration Minister Zhuang Rongwen on strengthening cooperation in digital development, social media governance, and countering disinformation and deepfakes.

In a post on X, Hajiyev noted that the talks were held within the framework of the “comprehensive strategic partnership” between Azerbaijan and China, Caliber.Az reports.

Based on the comprehensive strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and China with Mr. Zhuang Rongwen
Minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China we discussed bilateral cooperation between our countries in the field of digital development, social media and fight against… pic.twitter.com/KZExwoLjlb

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) April 24, 2026

He said the discussions focused on expanding bilateral cooperation in digital development and addressing challenges related to online information integrity, including the spread of disinformation and AI-generated deepfakes.

By Sabina Mammadli