There was a change in the composition of the Management Board of the Press Council.

According to APA, Niyaz Niftiyev, who was elected as a member of the Board of Directors, applied to the chairman Rashad Majid.

He said that he could not participate in the work of the Board of Directors due to his workload and refused to be a member.

The Management Board of the Press Council discussed and accepted Niyaz Niftiyev's appeal.

Yegana Hajiyeva, who was among the candidates at the 8th Congress of Journalists and got one less vote than N. Niftiyev, was included in the list of members of the Board of Directors.

It should be noted that the 8th Congress of Azerbaijan Journalists was held on September 24.

The Board of Directors consisting of 23 members was elected at the congress.

Rashad Majid was elected as the chairman of the Press Council.