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4 September 2008
Heritage’s Parliamentary Group Holds News Conference for European
Journalists
Yerevan–Today Heritage Party’s MPs Stepan Safarian and Larisa Alaverdian
conducted a press conference at the National Assembly and answered the
questions of news reporters representing fifteen leading news agencies from
European Union countries. The participating members of the European press
included Vaidotas Beniusis, Roberta Bertoldi, Adrianna Borovich, Annelien De
Gref, Mihaylina Dimitrova, Elizabeth Frincu, Maria-Alba Gilabert Grau,
Barbara Gruber, Stefan Hudeck, Inese Karklina, Michael Lachinsky, Helena
Milinkovich, Andreas Obrink, and Lubos Palata.
The European journalists are visiting Armenia, from September 2 to 6, by the
initiative of the European Journalism Centre and the European Commission,
and in the framework of the "European Neighbourhood Policy: Commercial Flow
and International Security" Project. The reporters–from Finland, Sweden,
Belgium, Italy, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia,
Germany, and the Czech Republic–asked members of Heritage’s parliamentary
fraction questions with respect to Heritage’s position on European
integration, the democratic process, the latest regional developments,
Armenia’s domestic political situation, the protection of human rights, the
freedom of speech and media coverage, and on numerous other key pressing
issues.
Throughout the duration of the news conference, Stepan Safarian and Larisa
Alaverdian also presented in detail Heritage’s assessments on and views
concerning the most recent initiatives toward normalizing Armenian-Turkish
relations, the pacific resolution of the Karabagh conflict, the
Armenia-NATO, Armenia-European Union, and Armenia-Russia relations, and with
reference to unilateral recognition of the independence of Kosovo, Abkhazia,
and South Ossetia.
Founded in 2002, Heritage has regional divisions throughout the land. Its
central office is located at 31 Moscovian Street, Yerevan 0002, Armenia,
with telephone contact at (374-10) 536.913, fax at (374-10) 532.697, email
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