 STOPPING OF ORT TV CHANNEL BROADCAST IN ARMENIA HAS NO HIDDEN POLITICAL MOTIVESJanuary 23, 2001 - 20:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 23.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The stopping of the Russian ORT TV Channel broadcasting in Armenia has no hidden political motives, said today the press secretary of the President of Armenia Vahe Gabrielian at a press conference in Yerevan.The stopping of ORT broadcast in Armenia is caused by solely financial reasons, press secretary said. He reminded that ORT's debt to Armenia is estimated "several hundreds of thousand U.S. dollars". "The problem is that somebody must pay for ORT broadcasting", he said. Vahe Gabrielian also noted that a number of private TV companies of Armenia are already interested in resuming ORT broadcast in Armenia at decimeter frequency. -0-   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
