A fake video featuring Hikmat Hajiyev, a senior aide to the Azerbaijani president and head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, created using deepfake technology, has been circulated across multiple social media accounts, the Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan said in a statement.

A fabricated statement falsely attributed to the President of Azerbaijan has been circulated on Facebook using deepfake technology, prompting an official response from the Media Development Agency (MEDIA).

Baku will host a media forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation D-8, titled "Fostering Dialogue, Collaboration, and Regional Cohesion," on Friday, according to the Media Development Agency (MEDIA) of Azerbaijan.

Under the leadership of Ahmad Ismayilov, Executive Director of the Media Development Agency, a delegation representing the Social Research Center, the Center for Analysis of International Relations, and the Media Development Agency is participating in the Global South Media and Think Tanks Forum held in Yunnan Province, China.

The opening ceremony of the international conference on "Media and communication studies in the digital age" marking the 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijani National Press, co-organized by the Baku State University (BSU) and Üsküdar University of Türkiye, in partnership with the Media Development Agency, the Audiovisual Council and the Press Council, has commenced in Baku.

A cybersecurity training for media outlets got underway here on Wednesday, co-organized by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA), Media Development Agency, Electronic Security Service (ESS) and AzInTelecom LLC.

The opening ceremony of the second forum themed “Public Processes in Media Context,” organized by the Media Development Agency, has been held in Baku.

On June 1, a delegation from Maohi Nui (French Polynesia) visited the Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan, News.Az reports.