YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, ARMENPRESS. The prospects on intensifying cooperation between Armenia’s state news agency, “Armenpress” news agency, and Spain’s Agencia EFE news agency were on the meeting agenda of the Directors of two agencies, “Armenpress” correspondent reported from Madrid.

At the meeting Director of “Armenpress” news agency Aram Ananyan and Director of Agencia EFE José Antonio Vera Gil attached importance to strengthening the ties between the news agencies, particularly, in the fields of spreading text, photographic information, as well as in other fields of media.

Aram Ananyan presented the news agency’s works, history, development directions, value system and the vision of progress. The draft memorandum of cooperation framework was also presented which will be supplemented by the proposals of the Spanish side.

“We are open for cooperation. In the contemporary world strengthening the ties between the news agencies is strictly important since currently no society can develop as an isolated island. I am convinced that there cannot be any restrictions for the professional ties of journalists”, Aram Ananyan said.

The sides will summarize and will prepare the document confirming the bases of cooperation for signing.

Agencia EFE Spanish international news agency was established in 1939. Today it is the largest news agency in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. In terms of information dissemination volume it is the fourth in the world after Associated Press, Reuters and France Press.

“Armenpress” news agency was established on December 18, 1918. It is a state news agency. The agency is the oldest in Armenia. At the moment it produces eleven newslines with four languages. “Armenpress” has signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the world’s more than 20 leading news agencies, nearly 1/3 of which have been signed during the last 5 years.