Umud Rahimoghlu: “I hope that Azerbaijan will host 2010 IPI World Congress and 59th Assembly”<br /> Trip of IPI Chairman and Director to Baku is over. IPI officials throughout the visit had various meetings in International Eurasia Press Fund, Azerbaijan Press Council, President Administration, etc. <br /> On May 12-13 IPI Director, David Dadge visited the conference halls and hotels where IPI World Congress might hold. According to Umud Rahimoghlu, IEPF Chairman and Director of IPI National Committee for Azerbaijan, David Dadge also visited the important historically place –Gobustan. Prior, Janne Virkunnen, the IPI Chairman and David Dadge had met with Governmental Officials and Press representatives. <br />
Janne Virkunnen left Baku 2 days before David Dadge. “I hope the outcomes of the visit will be successful and IPI World Congress and 59th Assembly will be held in Azerbaijan. This is a very important event in terms of journalism gatherings and development of national media”. IEPF and IPI National Committee for Azerbaijan started an initiative to host IPI World Congress and Assembly in 2006. I think efforts which have been taken so far will not be for nothing”
It should be mentioned that, the main aim of IPI officials’ trip to Baku was to finalize the possibility of Azerbaijan hosting the IPI World Congress and 59th Assembly.
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