AZG Armenian Daily #170, 23/09/2005

Press

RUSSIAN VERSION OF DAILY AZG PUBLISHED

On September 19, the Daily Azg Ltd. put out the 0 pilot issue of the paper’s
Russian version. This colorful weekly will be mainly disseminated in the
Armenian-populated Russian cities with an aim to inform the Armenians of
Russia about ongoings in the motherland and Diaspora in the spheres of
politics, economy, culture, religion and sport. The activity of the Union of
Russia’s Armenians and the World Armenian Congress will be the focal point
of the weekly.

US resolutions on Armenian Genocide and an interview with Ara Abrahamian on
occasion of the release of Russian sailors open the first issue. The other
pages inform about the new stone-cutting plant of Ijevan, “Armenia
Expo-2005” exhibition, about the projects of the new owner of Sport and
Concert Complex of Yerevan, the adventurous route of “Cilicia” vessel as
well as about Armenian economy, culture and sport.

The editor-in-chief of the weekly is Hakob Avetikian, executive editor is
Gurgen Barikian.