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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |