RA PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO COMPANY AND ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING SIGN AN EXECUTIVE PLAN

ArmRadio.am
19.04.2007 17:07

The President of the Council of Public Television and Radio Company of
Armenia Alexan Harutyunyan and the President of the Islamic Republic
of Iran Broadcasting Seyyed Ezattollah Zarghami signed an executive
plan ensuring the implementation of the memorandum of understanding
for media cooperation signed February 1st, 2006 in Tehran. In the
framework of the executive plan the Television and Radio Companies
of the two countries will exchange films and programs.

Alexan Harutyunyan mentioned during today’s press conference that
cooperation will help the two peoples to better know each other,
get acquainted with each other’s culture, life and country. "An
agreement was reached to exchange documentary and feature films and
programs. This is the best way to get to know each other, to get
familiar with the business atmosphere and investment opportunities,"
said Alexan Harutyunyan. An agreement was reached on mutual
support and defense of interests in the framework of international
cooperation. The Public Television of Armenia, which is a member of
the European Broadcasting Union, will do its best to ensure broader
representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in
this organization. Armenian has been invited to participate in the
recurrent meeting of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union in Tehran,
to which the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is a member.

According to Mr. Zarghami, large-scale economic programs have been
implemented between the two countries during the past two years. There
exist large opportunities for cooperation and this is what the efforts
of the leadership of the two countries are targeted at. "I can mention
also that the leaders of both countries view these relations from
the perspectives of strategic importance," he said.

According to Mr. Zarghami, joint films and programs will be shot about
Iran and Armenia as a result of cooperation between the two television
companies. " This is the best way to bring the two peoples closer,"
he said.