  Talks on Turkey held in Yerevan September 2, 2010 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) together with Istanbul-based Global Political Trends Center (GPoT) and with funding from USAID launched a series of workshops for Armenian and Turkish journalists covering history, culture and political structures of modern Armenia and Turkey. Following the opening ceremony, two invited Turkish experts, Zafer Yoruk, Lecturer of Media and Politics at Izmir University of Economics, and Behlul Ozkan, Lecturer of Foreign Policy at Bogazici University in Istanbul, delivered a lecture titled “Nuts-and bolts of Turkish domestic politics: the mechanisms, the power, the party system.” 15 Armenian journalists from leading news agencies, TV, radio, print and Internet-based outlets will have and opportunity to listen to ten thematic lectures on Turkey delivered by Turkish experts. “This is not a training for journalists. Such an exercise contributes to Armenian-Turkish dialogue in addition to learning each other,” said Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan, EPF Country Director. On September 20-22, Armenian experts will travel to Istanbul to conduct similar workshops for a group of 15 Turkish journalists representing leading Turkish media outlets.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months  A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.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. |
