The Public TV Company and Public Radio refused to cover a news conference of the Armenia bloc leaders on Tuesday, Aram Vardevanyan, the official representative of the bloc’s election campaign headquarters, said in a statement.

“Today, the joint press conference of the leaders of the Armenia bloc, second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, member of the ARF Supreme Council Ishkhan Saghatelyan and Chairman of the Reviving Armenia party Vahe Hakobyan, took place at the headquarters of the alliance.

“First of all, I would like to thank all the media outlets that responded to the invitation of the press service of the Armenia bloc, were accredited and covered today's meeting.

“At the same time, I would like to inform you that the Public TV Company and Public Radio, which are obviously under the influence of the government, failed to attend today's news conference after receiving the invitation and even being notified by phone, and, in fact, refused to cover it. We assess the move as bias in the context of pre-election political processes,” reads the statement.