OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media meets with Ambassador of Armenia

16:09, 8 February, 2021

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Armen Papikyan to discuss media freedom developments in Armenia and areas in which the RFoM’s institution can provide assistance, the OSCE website reports.

Ribeiro welcomed the assurances that media freedom and safety of journalists are important topics on the government’s agenda. She expressed her readiness to provide support to Armenia on issues regarding media freedom and the freedom of _expression_.

Ribeiro and Papikyan talked about the challenge of “fake news” and its effects on media freedom, including the importance of media literacy as one of the elements to address the issue.

Ribeiro and Papikyan further spoke about the regional South Caucasus Media Conference, organized annually by the RFoM’s Office, and agreed to engage in further discussions about the upcoming 2021 event. They also discussed the prospects of co-operation in other areas and a possible visit of the RFoM to Armenia.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS