OSCE Media Freedom Representative Visits Armenia On June 19

OSCE MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE VISITS ARMENIA ON JUNE 19

Noyan Tapan
Jun 20 2006

VIENNA, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of
the Media, Miklos Haraszti, visits Armenia from 19 to 21 June to
collect first-hand information on the media in the country. Noyan
Tapan was informed about it by the OSCE Yerevan Office.

The visit, which comes at the invitation of the Armenian Foreign
Ministry, will help assist the country in further promoting free and
pluralistic media in pursuance of its OSCE commitments.

The Representative meets President Robert Kocharyan, the Chairman of
the National Assembly Tigran Torosyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen
Baibourtian, and Deputy Justice Minister Gevorg Kostanyan.

Miklos Haraszti was also to have discussions with the President
of the Council of Public TV, the Radio Company of Armenia, and the
President of the National Commission for Television and Radio, as well
as representatives of State and independent media, international and
non-governmental organizations.

The visit is co-organized with the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

Members of the media are invited to attend a press conference (followed
by a receptio) with Representative Haraszti at 14.00 on 21 June at
Hotel Marriott in Yerevan.