Putin congratulates Itar-Tass on 110th birthday

MOSCOW, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Russia's oldest news agency Itar-Tass on its 110th anniversary. "The Itar-Tass anniversary is a big and important event," Putin said in his telegram. "Russia's oldest news agency founded in the beginning of the 20th century has always taken a proactive part in the country's life," Putin said praising the agency's team "as creative and devoted people" who belong to the country's media elite. "The agency has been firmly associated with high-quality and unbiased information and bright, fresh and original ideas," the president said. Russia’s leading state-run news agency Itar-Tass was founded in 1904. Learn more on itar-tass.com