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AT THE FOOT OF ARARAT: FIFTH ARMENIAN MEDIA FORUM DEDICATED TO GENOCIDE
12:54 * 18.03.15
The fifth Armenian international media forum, At the Foot of Ararat,
is this year dedicated to the Genocide centenary.
The event, which opened today at the Government's Reception House,
has brought together over 100 journalists from different countries.
Ara Saghatelyan, the presidential spokesperson who greeted the guests,
said the topic now stands high on the country's political agenda.
"We cannot circumvent the Genocide topic, seeing that the methods,
which Turkey applied in relation to the Armenians in 1915, are now
repeated in different corners of the world. Media's role is big in the
prevention of genocide. And they face a higher degree of responsibility
today," he said.
Saghatelyan further pointed to Turkey's attempts to create an
information barrier between itself and Armenia despite the short
distance of just 20km.
"Many Armenian websites are blocked in Turkey just because they
address the Armenian Genocide issue. The Turkish authorities believe
that with the help of such barriers, they can ban the society's access
to information. But that isn't possible in the modern world. The role
for all of us today is to give Turkey's society a chance to confront
its own history," he added.
The spokesperson also referred to the Pan-Armenian Declaration which
he said reflects the entire nation's approaches, reflecting at the
same time its solidarity with those Turks who dare to speak about
the Genocide as opposed to their government.
"The Armenia-Turkey border must open with urgent efforts, but Turkey
fails to demonstrate enough will," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/03/18/ararat/1620820
From: A. Papazian
12:54 * 18.03.15
The fifth Armenian international media forum, At the Foot of Ararat,
is this year dedicated to the Genocide centenary.
The event, which opened today at the Government's Reception House,
has brought together over 100 journalists from different countries.
Ara Saghatelyan, the presidential spokesperson who greeted the guests,
said the topic now stands high on the country's political agenda.
"We cannot circumvent the Genocide topic, seeing that the methods,
which Turkey applied in relation to the Armenians in 1915, are now
repeated in different corners of the world. Media's role is big in the
prevention of genocide. And they face a higher degree of responsibility
today," he said.
Saghatelyan further pointed to Turkey's attempts to create an
information barrier between itself and Armenia despite the short
distance of just 20km.
"Many Armenian websites are blocked in Turkey just because they
address the Armenian Genocide issue. The Turkish authorities believe
that with the help of such barriers, they can ban the society's access
to information. But that isn't possible in the modern world. The role
for all of us today is to give Turkey's society a chance to confront
its own history," he added.
The spokesperson also referred to the Pan-Armenian Declaration which
he said reflects the entire nation's approaches, reflecting at the
same time its solidarity with those Turks who dare to speak about
the Genocide as opposed to their government.
"The Armenia-Turkey border must open with urgent efforts, but Turkey
fails to demonstrate enough will," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/03/18/ararat/1620820
From: A. Papazian