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PRIME MINISTER SARKISIAN COMMENDS "USEFUL DIALOGUE" WITH RFE'S ARMENIAN SERVICE
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http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/05/11/5504567.htm
May 11 2011
Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Press Releases Prime Minister
Sarkisian Commends "Useful Dialogue" with RFE's Armenian Service
May 11, 2011 (Yerevan, Armenia) In a visit to RFE's Yerevan bureau,
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian praised RFE's Armenian Service
for "exposing the country's problems and shortcomings" and called it
"an integral part" of Armenia's life.
"You advocate the values that prevail in the world today, such as
democracy and freedom of speech," Sarkisian said. "You try to expose
problems that exist in Armenia, the government tries to respond to
this criticism, and this dialogue is very useful for the country."
Sarkisian visited RFE's Armenian Service, locally known as Radio
Azatutyun, on May 7, a holiday still marked in some former Soviet
Bloc countries as Radio Day in honor of the 19th-century Russian
radio pioneer Alexander Popov.
The prime minister said he listens to RFE's Armenian Service programs,
but added that he hoped democratic advances in the country could one
day mean the station would no longer be needed.
A video report of Sarkisian's visit (in Armenian) is available at
http://www.azatutyun.am/video/18596.html.
About RFE's Armenian Service RFE's Armenian Service has been a
consistent and trusted provider of independent information in Armenia
for over 50 years. It has won numerous awards including the "Silver
Microphone" award presented by the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the British Council. The Armenian
Service's website is one of the leading internet news sites in Armenia
and among Armenians abroad.
About RFE RFE is a private and independent international news
organization whose programs -- radio, Internet, and television -- reach
influential audiences in 21 countries, including Russia, Iran, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the republics of Central Asia. It is funded
by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
TMC Net
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/05/11/5504567.htm
May 11 2011
Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Press Releases Prime Minister
Sarkisian Commends "Useful Dialogue" with RFE's Armenian Service
May 11, 2011 (Yerevan, Armenia) In a visit to RFE's Yerevan bureau,
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian praised RFE's Armenian Service
for "exposing the country's problems and shortcomings" and called it
"an integral part" of Armenia's life.
"You advocate the values that prevail in the world today, such as
democracy and freedom of speech," Sarkisian said. "You try to expose
problems that exist in Armenia, the government tries to respond to
this criticism, and this dialogue is very useful for the country."
Sarkisian visited RFE's Armenian Service, locally known as Radio
Azatutyun, on May 7, a holiday still marked in some former Soviet
Bloc countries as Radio Day in honor of the 19th-century Russian
radio pioneer Alexander Popov.
The prime minister said he listens to RFE's Armenian Service programs,
but added that he hoped democratic advances in the country could one
day mean the station would no longer be needed.
A video report of Sarkisian's visit (in Armenian) is available at
http://www.azatutyun.am/video/18596.html.
About RFE's Armenian Service RFE's Armenian Service has been a
consistent and trusted provider of independent information in Armenia
for over 50 years. It has won numerous awards including the "Silver
Microphone" award presented by the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the British Council. The Armenian
Service's website is one of the leading internet news sites in Armenia
and among Armenians abroad.
About RFE RFE is a private and independent international news
organization whose programs -- radio, Internet, and television -- reach
influential audiences in 21 countries, including Russia, Iran, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the republics of Central Asia. It is funded
by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).