Participants (in alphabetic order):

AA (Turkey), ANTARA (Indonesia), AZERTAC (Azerbaijan), BERNAMA

(Malaysia), IRNA (Islamic Republic of Iran), KAZINFORM (TRK)

(Republic of Kazakhstan), Kyodo News (Japan), Mehr Media Group (MMG)

(Islamic Republic of Iran), MONTSAME (Mongolia), Oman News Agency (ONA)

(Oman), Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Philippines), Press Trust of India

(PTI) (India), QNA (Qatar), Saudi Press Agency (SPA) (Saudi

Arabia), TASS (Russian Federation), VNA (Vietnam), Xinhua News Agency

(China), YONHAP News Agency (Republic of Korea).

Absent participants:

Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) (Pakistan), Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

(Bahrain), National News Agency (NNA) (Lebanon).

Opening of the Meeting

OANA President, TASS Director General Mr. Andrey Kondrashov opened the meeting, warmly welcoming the participants to Moscow, which he called the “center of a common home” for the OANA family. He noted that the meeting allows news agencies to discuss measures to address current challenges and develop new ideas, and expressed that it was a great honor for TASS to host the celebration of the 65th anniversary of OANA in Moscow.

Approval of the Minutes of the 57th Meeting and Report of the OANA Secretary General

OANA Secretary General and TASS Deputy Director General Mr. Marat Abulkhatin delivered a welcoming speech and presented to the members for approval the minutes of the 57th Meeting of the Executive Committee OANA. The meeting noted the continuity of work, recalling that the previous 57th Executive Committee meeting was held in Boao, Hainan Province, China, in December 2025. It was noted that the composition of the Technical and Ethical Committees of the organization had been expanded, and technical work on the website had been completed.

The minutes of the 57th meeting were approved unanimously.

Venue of the 59th Executive Committee Meeting

On the question of the venue of the 59th meeting, the floor was given to

VNA Director General Ms. Vu Viet Trang. She informed about

the holding of the Executive Committee meeting in Vietnam in 2027 and

expressed gratitude to TASS for organizing the Media Forum.

This announcement was warmly welcomed by all participants.

The decision was adopted unanimously.

Venue of the 60th Executive Committee Meeting

The Qatar News Agency (QNA) declined to host the 60th

Executive Committee meeting on its territory. On the proposal of the

OANA Secretary General, this issue was left for consideration and

decision in the working order.

Financial Report

Mr. Marat Abulkhatin presented to the members of the Executive Committee

a brief report on the activities of the OANA fund for the period December 2025 –

September 2026.

Memorandum between OANA and GFCN

The participants voted for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and

Cooperation between the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA)

and the Global Fact-Checking Network.

The decision was adopted unanimously.

OANA’s Presence on Social Media

MONTSAME Director General Mr. Enkh-Orshikh Khurlee proposed expanding

OANA’s presence on social media. This issue will be considered in the

working order.

Closing of the Meeting

The meeting ended with an address by the OANA President to the participants, in which Mr. Andrey Kondrashov thanked his colleagues for their fruitful work.