  Kocharian and Haraszti Discussed Free Media DevelopmentJune 19, 2006 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian received OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti. Giving a positive estimate to the cooperation with the OSCE is various fields Robert Kocharian noted the importance of freedom of media and stressed that its mission includes maintenance of public order and covering of real life of the country. At that the Armenian President remarked that the freedom of media should be regulated in order to protect human rights. The parties also exchanged views of the free media development, obstacles impeding the process and the necessity of state media. In Robert Kocharian's words, Armenia is still in transition period and phenomena peculiar to this period can be observed in the republic.  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 |  Related sections Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
