"INFORMATION WARS" INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF "ARMENPRESS" NEWS AGENCY TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

ARMENPRESS
Dec 11, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: International Conference "Information
Wars" dedicated to the 90th anniversary of "Armenpress" news agency
will be conducted in Yerevan December 18-19 organized by the state
commission of 90th anniversary of "Armenpress", YSU Department of
Journalism and "Armenpress" news agency.

Heads of leading foreign news agencies as well as heads of
Armenian mass media will participate and deliver speeches at the
conference. Particularly heads of Russian ITAR-TASS, Georgian HGN,
Belarus’ BELTA, Ukrainian Ukrinform, Moldavian MOLDPRES, Bulgaria’s
BTA news agencies will refer in their speeches to the contemporary
methods of information wars, their peculiarities, goals and their
impact on public opinion.

Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly’s Science, Education,
Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs permanent commission Armen Ashotian,
deputy foreign minister of Armenia Arman Kirakosian, general director
of "Armrusgasard" Karen Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian Union of
Manufacturers and Businessmen Arsen Ghazarian, director of "Noravank"
scientific-educational foundation Gagik Harutyunian, director of
Microsoft RA Grigor Barseghian, head of public relations service of
"ArmenTel" company Anush Beghloyan, head of the IREX-Armenian Mass
Media Support Program Robert Evans, YSU professors, experts will
deliver speeches at the event.

Within the frameworks of the conference "90 Years with Armenia"
photo exhibition will kick off.

The foreign participants will have meetings with heads of a number
of ministries and business institutions.

As part of celebrations dedicated to the 90th anniversary of
"Armenpress" a number of other events are also expected to be held.