"I am grateful to the news agency for the perfect schooling and experience, the lessons given by the leading journalists, which, I am positive, will be of use for my new position," Abdullayeva said. "I will try to justify hopes and maintain the reputation of Itar-Tass, which was and is my home agency."

Space broadcasts its programs to the majority of Azerbaijani regions and makes satellite broadcasts to a number of states, including Iran and Turkey. It is a public, political, cultural, entertainment and educational channel established in 1996, Itar-Tass reports.