The Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) is one of the chief news agencies

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 in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. The agency is an independent private limited liability company

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founded in 2004.

The agency covers both international and domestic developments and is one of primary sources of news for most TV, radio stations, newspapers and other news outlets. Azeri Press Agency is subdivided into several sections such as APA-News, APA-Economics, APA-Sports and APA-Photo. In addition to daily news, the agency offers video footages, financial rankings of banks, weekly and monthly analysis, forecasts and special photobanks. The agency has branch offices in the United States, Turkey, France, Romania, Russia, Georgia and other countries.

Its online version is published in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French and Arabic. The agency has an expert group composed of famous political scientists who analyze publications from research centers and diplomatic corps.