Report on Armenian Media to Be Submitted to OSCEJune 21, 2006 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upon compellation of visit to Armenia a report on freedom of the media in the republic and recommendations for improvement of the situation will be submitted to the OSCE, Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media stated in Yerevan. In his words, the report will be free for press and NGOs interested in the issue. The OSCE Representative remarked that some positive tendencies can be observed in the printing media. "They furnish a wider scope of opinions, what cannot be said about the electronic media, specifically the TV channels. However the positions of the printing media are weak as compared to the TV," he said adding that journalists are not persecuted or assaulted in Armenia and this is a considerable achievement. At that he remarked that the National Commission for Television and Radio formed by the President needs reorganization. "The chapter on the National Commission for Television and Radio should be changed in accord with the reviewed Constitution. The Commission should be more open and independent. We have submitted out proposals on the issue," the OSCE Representative said. Mr Haraszti also remarked that there are many TV channels in Armenia but all of them furnish almost the same information. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |