CONFERENCE "MEDIA AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN ARMENIA" TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 24 2007

YEREVAN, July 24. /ARKA/. A conference entitled "Media and
democratization in Armenia" is to be held in Yerevan on July 26, 2007.

The public relations department Konrad Adenauer Stitung, reports that
the representative of the Fund Michael Wintzer is to make a speech
at the opening of the conference. His speech will be followed by the
participants’ reports.

Among the speakers will be Director of the Caucasian Institute of Mass
Media Alexander Iskandaryan, who will delivered a report entitled
"Media development in Armenia and socio-political stability in the
state: media after elections"; representative of the Association
of Investigatory Journalists Laura Baghdasaryan, who will deliver a
report "Present-say mass media in Armenia: professional and ethical
standards"; Chairman of the National Press Club Narine Mkrtichyan,
who will deliver a report entitled "The public’s role in Armenia’s
democratization: media and NGOs".