Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told Real TV in an interview that he has "always rendered great assistance to the Azerbaijani media."
"It is evidenced by the numerous meetings I have held with media representatives, and I have always tried to support the development of the media with my own work," the head of state stressed.
"I am glad that the Azerbaijani media today play an important role in the life of our country,” he said.
“In my work, I refer to media reports too, and in some cases I learn of a number of issues from the media and react immediately," Ilham Aliyev noted. "I have repeatedly expressed my opinion on this issue and I think that the Azerbaijani media will play a greater role in the life of our country in the future," the President believes.
"Sometimes people ask me why does the president does most of the interviews to foreign media," Ilham Aliyev said, pointing out that "there are two reasons for this."
"First, making the truth about Azerbaijan public worldwide is a matter of particular importance now," the head of state stressed.
“The second reason is that I regularly, in various formats, express my opinion about the work being done in the country,” the head of state added.
