TURKISH STATE TV READIES TO AIR ARMENIAN

armradio.am
24.06.2009 11:54

The signal remains strong for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia
as the Turkish state broadcaster’s head of radio reveals plans to begin
TV broadcasts in the Armenian-language within a year. "I sincerely
am working for the common future of the two peoples," says a member
of the broadcasting team.

Just months since it began radio broadcasts in Armenian, state-owned
Turkish Radio and Broadcasting Corporation, or TRT, is now preparing
to launch an Armenian television channel, the Hurriyet Daily News
reported.

According to a source, who declined to be named, initial efforts to
broadcast in Armenian began after a meeting between President Abdullah
Gul and his Armenian counterpart Serge Sargsyan last September when
Gul visited Yerevan for a football match between the national teams
of both countries.

One team will prepare the television and radio broadcasts together.

TRT Radio Bureau and Foreign Broadcasts Director Å~^enol Göka
confirmed that Armenian television broadcasts would begin within a
year. Göka refused to provide any details on preparations, but did
say the rate of work was accelerating.