AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS AGREE ON SOME ISSUES IN MOSCOW MEETING
APA
June 4 2012
Azerbaijan
Elnur Baimov: "The meeting has been held positively"
Moscow. Farid Akbarov - APA. The meeting of mass media managers
of Azerbaijan and Armenia ended in Moscow within the framework of
the humanitarian initiative for rapprochement of society of both
countries for the purpose of supporting the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.
APA's Moscow correspondent reports that after the meeting, which was
held in the editorial office of "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" newspaper on
the initiative of Special Representative of the Russian President for
International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvidkoy, the delegations
visited the ITAR-TASS news agency.
Members of the Armenian press refused to give an interview to the
press.
Member of the Azerbaijani press, director general of "News.az" portal
Elnur Bamiov said that the meeting has been held positively. According
to him, the mass media managers of the two countries reached verbal
agreement on the prevention of non-ethical expressions in the press
against the leaders of the countries and representatives of the
public communities and reducing the creation of enemy's image between
the nations.
Baimov recalled this is the second meeting and said that venue of the
next meeting is being discussed: holding such meetings in Baku, Tbilisi
and Yerevan have been proposed. There were such proposals before but
the meeting was held in Moscow again. There is not final decision."
Editor-in-chief of "Baku Post" newspaper Tofig Abbasov, editor-in-chief
of "1news" agency Rahman Hajiyev, General Director of "Trend"
information agency Ilgar Huseynov, editor-in-chief of "News.az" news
portal Elnur Baimov and journalist Azer Hasrat participated in the
meeting from Azerbaijani side.
Expert of the Armenian Association for Public Relations Armen Minasyan,
information security expert, culture expert-blogger Samvel Martirosyan,
editor-in-chief of "Aravot" newspaper Aram Abramyan, director of the
Center of Public Relations and Information of the Armenian President's
Office Ara Saghatelyan and deputy editor-in-chief of "Golos Armenii"
newspaper Marina Grigoryan participated in the meeting from the
Armenian side.
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, Armenian ambassador
to Russia Oleg Yesayan, executive director of the CIS Interstate
Humanitarian Cooperation Fund Armen Smbatyan are participated in
the meeting.
The office of "Rossiyskaya gazeta" newspaper hosted a meeting between
the intelligentsias of the two countries on February 22. Mikhail
Shvidkoy, who attended meeting, said that such contacts would be
continued.
Besides, during his last visit to Baku OSCE Minsk Group's Russian
co-chair Igor Popov said that the next meeting would be held between
Azerbaijani and Armenian intelligentsias in the near future.
The intensification of humanitarian contacts was also decided at
Sochi meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents on January 23.
APA
June 4 2012
Azerbaijan
Elnur Baimov: "The meeting has been held positively"
Moscow. Farid Akbarov - APA. The meeting of mass media managers
of Azerbaijan and Armenia ended in Moscow within the framework of
the humanitarian initiative for rapprochement of society of both
countries for the purpose of supporting the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.
APA's Moscow correspondent reports that after the meeting, which was
held in the editorial office of "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" newspaper on
the initiative of Special Representative of the Russian President for
International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvidkoy, the delegations
visited the ITAR-TASS news agency.
Members of the Armenian press refused to give an interview to the
press.
Member of the Azerbaijani press, director general of "News.az" portal
Elnur Bamiov said that the meeting has been held positively. According
to him, the mass media managers of the two countries reached verbal
agreement on the prevention of non-ethical expressions in the press
against the leaders of the countries and representatives of the
public communities and reducing the creation of enemy's image between
the nations.
Baimov recalled this is the second meeting and said that venue of the
next meeting is being discussed: holding such meetings in Baku, Tbilisi
and Yerevan have been proposed. There were such proposals before but
the meeting was held in Moscow again. There is not final decision."
Editor-in-chief of "Baku Post" newspaper Tofig Abbasov, editor-in-chief
of "1news" agency Rahman Hajiyev, General Director of "Trend"
information agency Ilgar Huseynov, editor-in-chief of "News.az" news
portal Elnur Baimov and journalist Azer Hasrat participated in the
meeting from Azerbaijani side.
Expert of the Armenian Association for Public Relations Armen Minasyan,
information security expert, culture expert-blogger Samvel Martirosyan,
editor-in-chief of "Aravot" newspaper Aram Abramyan, director of the
Center of Public Relations and Information of the Armenian President's
Office Ara Saghatelyan and deputy editor-in-chief of "Golos Armenii"
newspaper Marina Grigoryan participated in the meeting from the
Armenian side.
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, Armenian ambassador
to Russia Oleg Yesayan, executive director of the CIS Interstate
Humanitarian Cooperation Fund Armen Smbatyan are participated in
the meeting.
The office of "Rossiyskaya gazeta" newspaper hosted a meeting between
the intelligentsias of the two countries on February 22. Mikhail
Shvidkoy, who attended meeting, said that such contacts would be
continued.
Besides, during his last visit to Baku OSCE Minsk Group's Russian
co-chair Igor Popov said that the next meeting would be held between
Azerbaijani and Armenian intelligentsias in the near future.
The intensification of humanitarian contacts was also decided at
Sochi meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents on January 23.