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UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF JOURNALISTS' DEATH IN UKRAINE
08:37 * 18.06.14
The United Nations Security Council adopted a statement Tuesday calling
for an investigation into the death of journalists in Ukraine, the
Voice of Russia reports.
The text of the statement was read out by Russia's envoy to UN Vitaly
Churkin. "The members of the Security Council encourage a thorough
investigation of all incidents of violence involving journalists. The
members of the Security Council expressed concern about reported
cases of detention and harassment of journalists covering the crisis
in Ukraine," Churkin said.
According to the statement, the members of the Security Council
expressed deep concerns over multiple detentions and attacks on
journalist on assignment in Ukraine.
The council also expressed condolences to the families of all the media
workers murdered while covering events in the crisis-hit country,
including two Russian journalists who died June 17 and an Italian
journalist killed May 25 together with his Russian interpreter.
Reporter for the state-run VGTRK Russian State Television and Radio
Broadcasting Company television Igor Kornelyuk died Tuesday from wounds
he sustained during a mortar attack near the eastern Ukrainian city
of Luhansk.
The death of his colleague, video engineer Anton Voloshin, was
confirmed later in the day.
Following the incident Russia's Investigative Committee launched a
criminal investigation into the deadly attack.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko also ordered a thorough
investigation into the death of the Russian reporters.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
08:37 * 18.06.14
The United Nations Security Council adopted a statement Tuesday calling
for an investigation into the death of journalists in Ukraine, the
Voice of Russia reports.
The text of the statement was read out by Russia's envoy to UN Vitaly
Churkin. "The members of the Security Council encourage a thorough
investigation of all incidents of violence involving journalists. The
members of the Security Council expressed concern about reported
cases of detention and harassment of journalists covering the crisis
in Ukraine," Churkin said.
According to the statement, the members of the Security Council
expressed deep concerns over multiple detentions and attacks on
journalist on assignment in Ukraine.
The council also expressed condolences to the families of all the media
workers murdered while covering events in the crisis-hit country,
including two Russian journalists who died June 17 and an Italian
journalist killed May 25 together with his Russian interpreter.
Reporter for the state-run VGTRK Russian State Television and Radio
Broadcasting Company television Igor Kornelyuk died Tuesday from wounds
he sustained during a mortar attack near the eastern Ukrainian city
of Luhansk.
The death of his colleague, video engineer Anton Voloshin, was
confirmed later in the day.
Following the incident Russia's Investigative Committee launched a
criminal investigation into the deadly attack.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko also ordered a thorough
investigation into the death of the Russian reporters.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian