PRIME MINISTER VISITED THE HOSPITAL

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[08:15 pm] 18 November, 2008

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today head of "Investigative
Journalists" NGO and chief editor of "Hetq" online Edik Baghdasaryan,
who was attacked yesterday and transferred to the "St. Grigor
Lusavorich" hospital.

According to the government’s press service, the Prime Minister
asked about the journalist’s condition, talked about the incident
and answered journalists’ questions. The Prime Minister expressed
confidence that the guilty will be revealed in a short matter of
time. He expressed concern about the incident and stressed importance
on tolerance in society and the creation of an environment of mutual
respect. According to Sargsyan, the dialogue between mass media/society
and the government is the right solution.