Baku hosts discussion on information attacks against Azerbaijan

A roundtable discussion on the topic of "Information Warfare: Goals and Nature of Information Attacks Against Azerbaijan Ahead of COP29" has been held at Baku State University (BSU) in collaboration with the Press Council.

The event saw the participation of university staff, including faculty members from the Journalism Department, students, and Press Council representatives, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

Rashad Majid, Chairman of the Press Council, addressed the issue of misinformation and its detrimental impact on society.

"In recent years, this issue has become particularly relevant. The fight against fake news is now essential, and we are eager to actively engage in this process," he emphasized.

The event also featured speeches from BSU Rector Elchin Babayev, Deputy Executive Director of the Media Development Agency Natig Mammadli, Editor-in-Chief of Sharg newspaper Akif Ashirli, Professor Gulu Maharramli, and Dean of the Journalism Faculty Vugar Zifaroglu.

Babayev stressed that the upcoming COP29 summit in Baku reflects the high level of trust in Azerbaijan.

Ashirli underscored the need for strengthening information agencies and enhancing international cooperation.

Maharramli pointed out that disinformation has become a daily issue affecting international relations, while Zifaroglu highlighted the global significance of the problem and stressed the importance of media vigilance in the face of rising misinformation.

In just a few days, Baku will host the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). The decision to hold COP29 in Baku was made at the COP28 plenary session in Dubai on December 11, 2023.

From November 11 to 22, Baku will serve as a global hub for the event, welcoming between 70,000 and 80,000 international delegates. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), established at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to prevent harmful human interference with the climate system.

By Khagan Isayev