Arka News Agency, Armenia
March 17 2007

RUSSIAN PRINTED, ON-LINE MEDIA SHOW NEGATIVE REACTION TO ARMENIANS’
MURDERS

YEREVAN, March 16. /ARKA/. Russia’s printed and on-line media show an
unequivocally negative reaction to murders of Armenians in Russia,
Director of the General Directorate for CIS and Baltic States, RIA
Novosti News Agency, Alan Kasayev told reporters.
Acording to him, the agency regularly organizes various arrangements,
including press conferences, roundtables and meetings with Russian
newsmakers, raising these problems. "These manifestations evoke
unequivocally negative responses," Kasayev said.
In this context he pointed out that any Russian media outlet can be
accused of either publishing certain points of view that can be
considered manifestations of xenophobia, showing neutrality to such
statements or not being active in advocating tolerance to other
nationalities.
"However, dozens of public organizations uniting Armenians can
cautiously be advised to pay attention to each case of xenophobia in
Russian mass media in act in conformity with the Russian
Constitution," he said.
"Any person, no matter a Russian citizen or not, that records cases
involving his national interests in Russian mass media, can and must
apply to court and sue the particular author or media outlet,"
Kasayev said. P.T. -0–