Tsaghkadzor hosts police-media cooperation workshopOctober 20, 2012 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Encouraging effective partnerships between the police and the media is the aim of a two-day workshop that started Saturday, Oct 20, in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian police. Some 30 media representatives and 20 police officers will discuss media coverage of sensitive areas, such as pre-trial investigation of criminal cases as well as cases involving juveniles and drug trafficking. “Effective cooperation between the police and the media is essential for society to be better informed about police activities and the overall security situation in the country, which in turn can help police fight crime,” said Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Dusko Zavisic, an expert from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, will participate in a workshop to share his experience of police-media co-operation with Armenian counterparts. Lieutenant-General Vladimir Gasparyan, the Head of the Armenian Police, welcomed the initiative: “Enhancing cooperation with the media is in line with our efforts to raise the transparency of police work. Journalists should be well informed about the specifics of police activities in order to provide objective and correct information to people.” “The goal of today’s event is also to discuss the problems and general concerns with finding common solutions.” The OSCE Office in Yerevan has been implementing a number of activities to promote better police-media cooperation since 2009. This includes roundtable discussions between police officers and media representatives in Armenian regions, the production of a guidebook for the police on how to deal with the media, training for police officers involved in press and public affairs and the modernization of the police website to provide up-to-date information to the public. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |