The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the General Director of the Anadolu agency (AA), Serdar Karagoz said that the European Association of Information Agencies (Eana) should stay away from political approaches and focus on the industry problems of information agencies.
Karagoz took part in an extraordinary meeting of the Eana General Assembly, organized by the Austrian information agency (APA) in the capital of Austria Vienna. On the agenda of the meeting was the question of changing the charter of the organization.
In his statement, AA correspondent, after a meeting, Serdar Karagez said that the information agencies gathered together and voted for changes to the charter of the organization
Anadolu agency opposed this amendment to the Charter, which could make the way to turn the European Association of Information Agencies into a Political Player, ”he said.
Karagoz emphasized that the change in the charter will not bring any benefit: “I urge the European Union of Information Agencies to stay away from political approaches, because they sought to terminate the membership of some members by changing the charter. We said that this charter should not be changed, As a result, as a result of voting, the charter was not changed. “
Having stated that they expect more efficient and effective work from Eana and that it is important to take some steps in terms of industry solidarity, Serdar Karagoz criticized the organization’s activities: “There is no work on the problems of information agencies.
Eana, one of the founders of which is AA, was created in 1956 as a platform for the exchange of information and experience, as well as cooperation between European information agencies.