ANSA agreement with Georgian agency Interpressnews

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 6 - ANSA and Georgian agency INTERPRESSNEWS on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement which enables the parties to have access to their respective news platforms and exchange content.
    The agreement was signed via video link in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Tbilisi Enrico Valvo and the Georgian Ambassador to Italy Konstantine Surguladze.
    The two agencies' subscribers, therefore, will be able to make use of a wider range of international news services: indeed, the agreement makes it possible for the partners to use each others' news services for editorial purposes and develop joint commercial offers to support the communications of institutions and businesses in the respective countries.
    "Relations between Italy and Georgia have intensified in a major way in recent years, culminating with the State visit in June 2022 of President Zourabishvili and the subsequently signing in April by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his Georgian counterpart Darchiashvili of a joint statement to establish a mechanism of high-level relations in the four spheres of politics, defence and security, economy and trade, and culture, education and science," said Ambassador Enrico Valvo.
    "In the framework of this growing dynamism in bilateral relations, today's agreement between ANSA and Interpressnews is an important instrument to promote better public awareness of the developments in the two countries and the initiatives of common interest.
    "I'd like to thank ANSA and Interpressnews for signing this agreement, which opens up promising prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the media field".
    Georgian Ambassador Konstantine Surguladze also welcomed the agreement.
    "I think what we are announcing today is very useful and important," Surguladze said.
    "I'd like to stress how excellent the bilateral relations between Georgia and Italy are at the political, economic, and cultural levels.
    "We are pleased to see these positive dynamics are also reaching other fields of common interest, in this case media and communications.
    "We pay particular attention to this sector in today's world in which fast, quality information is of vital importance in every sphere.
    "We understand the need to multiply contact opportunities and we hope that today's agreement signed by the Georgian and Italian agencies can help deepen reciprocal knowledge between Georgia and Italy.
    Natalia Mumladze, the Newsroom director of Interpressnews's parent group Palitra Media, said: "in the era of disinformation, when uncontrolled, biased news is spread on social media, the importance of quality media is at an all-time high.
    "It is a great privilege and, at the same time, a great responsibility for our agencies to be trusted by readers to be the source of relevant, balanced and verified news," Mumladze continued "The Interpressnews news agency is an example of a media outlet that found its role with readers almost 25 years ago, becoming the main source of reliable news in Georgia.
    "Today, with the signing of the agreement with the ANSA news agency, we are moving to a new phase: I am sure that the cooperation between these two agencies will be fruitful and that our readers will have access to more interesting and diverse news".
    ANSA Chief Executive Stefano De Alessandri expressed satisfaction at this new international collaboration agreement.
    "Our international networking circuit has been enriched by an important news partnership in an area of strategic importance on the border between Europe and Asia," De Alessandri said.
    "In addition to guaranteeing reciprocal access to certified news between Georgia and Italy, this agreement is also a step towards the development of projects to support the communications of institutions and businesses in the two countries". (ANSA).