PUBLIC RELATIONS

 The activity of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan in public relations sphere is directed to efficient management and proper coordination of the public relations of the Fund and meeting the demands of the public in receiving the Fund-related information.
 
Oil Fund always takes an interest in answering questions of public. SOFAZ replies to all verbal and written Fund-related requests directed to the Fund in the frame of time envisaged by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "About Obtaining Information".
 
Fund's Information Policy was approved on 20 April, 2007. Information Policy of SOFAZ provides development of the image of transparent governmental organization of the Fund. The main principles of the Information Policy are the following:
 
•  Compliance with the requirements of the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan and strict observance of the defined norms and standards regulating the freedom of the information;
• Protection of the Fund's interests to ensure transparency of the Fund;
• Provision of the information to the public providing protection of the principle of fairness in the attitude to mass media;
• Ensuring reliability of the disclosed information;
• Protection of the confidentiality of the information not belonging to the Fund.
 
Today many mass media appreciate Fund as the governmental organization replying to their requests in time and in details.
 
SOFAZ's web site, renewed this year, serves up the auto-enquiry for the press to ensure accountability between SOFAZ and society and to build closer contacts with journalists.