"MASS MEDIA AND INTERSTATE RELATIONS IN CAUCASUS" CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA ON SEPTEMBER 29

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Sept 27 2006

YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. Organizational committee of the "Mass
Media and Interstate Relations in Caucasus" conference informed
ARAK News Agency that the conference would be held in Armenia on
September 29.

Armenian Ambassador in Russia Nikolay Pavlov, Alexander Babinsky,
deputy chief editor of RIA Novosti, as well as Rector of
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) university Armen Darbinyan will make a
speech welcoming the participants of the conference.

During the plenary session the following people will make speeches
as well: namely a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow
Carnegie Center Alexei Malashenko with a report on the theme of "Media
Community: Overcoming Xenophobia", author and presenter of "Special
File" program on TVC TV-channel Leonid Mlechin – "Russian television:
Formation of National Stereotypes", Director of Russian and Asian
programs of the U.S. Institute of World Security Nikolay Zlobin –
"Caucasus Theme in the Context of the World Politics and Security",
head of scientific projects of the Association of Researchers of
Russian Society Gennady Bordyugo and others.

Representatives of the mass media, political scientists and
conflictologists from Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan will
take part in the conference.

The event is organized by RIA Novosti and Russian-Armenian (Slavonic)
university.