MEETINGS

Preliminary meetings for the establishment of ABNA were held on November 28-29, 1994 in Thessaloniki and on April 28, 1995 in Sofia. The 1st Founding General Assembly took place in June 1995 while the rest General Assemblies were held as follows:

1stGeneral AssemblyThessaloniki (MPA)June 23-25, 1995
2ndGeneral AssemblyAntalya (ANADOLU)December 15-16, 1995
3rdGeneral AssemblyAthens (ANA)June 22-23, 1996
4thGeneral AssemblyThessaloniki (MPA)June 30 – July 1, 1997
5thGeneral AssemblyThessaloniki (MPA)November 27-28, 1997
6thGeneral AssemblyOhrid (MIA)June 27-28, 1998
7thGeneral AssemblySofia (BTA)November 20-21, 1998
8thGeneral AssemblyDurres (ATA)June 10-11, 1999
9thGeneral AssemblyKusadasi (ANADOLU)December 18-19, 1999
10thGeneral AssemblyThessaloniki (MPA)November23-24, 2000
11thGeneral AssemblyAthens (ANA)November 9-10, 2001
12thGeneral AssemblyAnkara (ANADOLU)January 25-26, 2002
13thGeneral AssemblyBelgrade (TANJUG)February 24-25, 2003
14thGeneral AssemblyThessaloniki-Grevena (MPA)December 3-4, 2004
15thGeneral AssemblyBanja Luka (SRNA)October 28-29, 2005
16thGeneral AssemblyMarmaris (ANADOLU)October 27-28, 2006
17thGeneral AssemblyAthens (ANA)December 6-7, 2007
18thGeneral AssemblySofia-V.Turnovo (BTA-TANJUG)October 30-2/11, 2009
19thGeneral AssemblyBelgrade (TANJUG)October 28-31, 2010
20thGeneral AssemblyLimassol (CNA)November 13-15, 2011
21stGeneral AssemblySkopje (MIA)November 1-3, 2012
22ndGeneral AssemblySibiu (AGERPRES)December 9-11, 2013
23rdGeneral AssemblyDurres (ATA)November 13-16, 2014
20thAnniversary ConferenceBucharest (AGERPRES)June 25-28, 2015
24thGeneral AssemblySarajevo (FENA)October 1-4, 2015

A reference should be made to:

  • Two extraordinary meetings of ABNA General Directors held in Thessaloniki in April 1999 and on March 30, 2001 on the occasion of developments in former Yugoslavia.
  • The World News Agencies Summit hosted by ANADOLU in Istanbul on April 15-17, 2003 with the participation of ABNA Secretariat and members.
  • The special meeting on the Olympic Games organized by ANA in Athens on January 8-9, 2001.

It should be noted that apart from the meetings of the general directors, the ABNA member technical directors also held meetings in Ankara on August 4-5, 1995 and in Thessaloniki on September 7-8, 1997.

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16TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY – MARMARIS 2006


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9th General Assembly – Kusadasi 1999


8TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY – DURRES 1999


7TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SOFIA 1998


6TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY – OHRID 1998


4TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY – THESSALONIKI 1997


3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ATHENS 1996


1ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY – THESSALONIKI 1995