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    "Information blockade" imposed on defence minister - Armenian paper

    Iravunk, Yerevan
    18 Jul 06

    Text of unattributed report by Armenian newspaper Iravunk on 18 July
    headlined "Is the "super minister" in an information blockade?"

    According to a source close to the president's office, a political
    decision has been made to restrict television appearances by [Defence
    Minister] Serzh Sarkisyan and people close to him.

    In fact, this decision is aimed at imposing an information blockade
    on the "super minister". According to the source, this is a special
    "punishment" meted out to Sarkisyan by the presidential office.

    Certainly, this does not mean that Sarkisyan will be completely
    deprived of airtime on television, as some TV channels, which
    are under his direct influence, can ignore the decision of the
    presidential office.

    Some newspapers and media organizations are also backed by the
    defence minister.

    But we should wait for the parliamentary election campaign and see
    if TV companies treat Armenia's "second man" the way they treated
    the opposition.
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