Azerbaijan State News Agency Azerbaijan State News Agency Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) is the official news agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Aslan Aslanov has been the agency's director general since 2002. Since 15 march 2018 Chairman of the Board. AZERTAC was established on 1 March 1920. Throughout the Soviet period, the agency held various names and after restoration of Azerbaijani independence in 1991, the agency name was restored. In 1995-2000, the agency was named "State Telegraph Agency under Cabinet of Ministers" and then it was renamed to "Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency". February 26, 2015 President Ilham Aliyev has today signed an order
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