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22
09, 2009
President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with the heads of over thirty Armenian mass media outlets
In the framework of the unfolding public debates President Serzh Sargsyan last weekend had a meeting with the heads of over thirty Armenian mass media outlets to exchange views on the current stage of the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.
The President of Armenia told the heads of mass media agencies that he anticipated an open and candid exchange on the current stage of normalization process, stressing the importance of their views both as individuals with active political stance and individuals who shape public opinion. Serzh Sargsyan underscored also the importance of participation in and support of the process by the societies of the two states and noted that it would impossible to achieve the resolution of the problems without it.
President Sargsyan underlined once again the importance of a thorough reflection of the process as well as of different pertaining views in the mass media.
During the two-hour long sincere and engaged discussions the heads of the mass media outlets presented their views and comments regarding the process and the pre-signed protocols, and exchanged views on possible risks and spoke of their concerns.
The President of Armenia provided explanations on the main viewpoints and issues regarding the process that have been brought up in the media. He said that Armenia has entered a difficult but at the same time important process. The leaders of the two countries view the pre-signed protocols as the first steps on the road toward normalization of bilateral relations, trying to create minimal conditions, a starting point which would allow to start a dialogue with Turkey and discuss multiple issues ranging from economic to political, cultural and historical.
The President of Armenia told the heads of mass media agencies that he anticipated an open and candid exchange on the current stage of normalization process, stressing the importance of their views both as individuals with active political stance and individuals who shape public opinion. Serzh Sargsyan underscored also the importance of participation in and support of the process by the societies of the two states and noted that it would impossible to achieve the resolution of the problems without it.
President Sargsyan underlined once again the importance of a thorough reflection of the process as well as of different pertaining views in the mass media.
During the two-hour long sincere and engaged discussions the heads of the mass media outlets presented their views and comments regarding the process and the pre-signed protocols, and exchanged views on possible risks and spoke of their concerns.
The President of Armenia provided explanations on the main viewpoints and issues regarding the process that have been brought up in the media. He said that Armenia has entered a difficult but at the same time important process. The leaders of the two countries view the pre-signed protocols as the first steps on the road toward normalization of bilateral relations, trying to create minimal conditions, a starting point which would allow to start a dialogue with Turkey and discuss multiple issues ranging from economic to political, cultural and historical.