BY "INFORMATION WARS" INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "ARMENPRESS" NEWS AGENCY’S 90TH ANNIVERSARY MARKED
ARMENPRESS
Dec 18, 2008
YEREVAN
With the launch of the "Information Wars" international conference
in Yerevan State University the 90th anniversary of "Armenpress"
news agency was marked. With the December 18, 1918 decision of the
National Council of Republic of Armenia state information agency –
Armenian Telegraph agency was created being named "Armenpress".
The two-day conference was organized by state jubilee commission
of "Armenpress" 90th anniversary, YSU Journalism Department and
"Armenpress" news agency.
Secretary General of the Armenian National Security Council Arthur
Baghdasarian, on behalf of the state jubilee commission – deputy
culture minister David Muradian as well as heads of leading foreign
and local mass media participated and delivered speeches at the event.
The representatives of Russian "ITAR-TASS", Georgian "GHN", Belarus
"BELTA", Ukrainian "Ukrinform", Moldavian "Moldpres", Bulgaria’s "BTA"
news agencies referred in their speeches to the current methods of
information wars, their peculiarities and goals and their impact on
the formation of public opinion.
Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly’s science, education,
culture, sports and youth affairs permanent commission Armen Ashotian,
Armenian deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharian, general director
of "Armrusgasard" company Karen Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian
Manufacturers and Businessmen Union Arsen Ghazarian, director of
"Noravank" scientific-educational foundation Gagik Harutyunian,
general director of Microsoft RA Grigor Barseghian, head of public
relations department of "ArmenTel" company Anush Beghloyan, head
of IREX-Program of Support to Armenia’s Mass Media Robert Evans,
YSU professors and exerts also delivered speeches at the conference.
Within the frameworks of the conference photo exhibition "90 Years
with Armenia" opened.
As part of celebrations of 90th anniversary of "Armenpress" a number
of other events are expected to take place.