MANOYAN: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES DECIDED AGAINST BROADCASTING THE GENOCIDE VOTE LIVE
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March 8, 2010
YEREVAN (A.W.)-On March 4, while the U.S. House Foreign Affairs
Committee held a hearing on the Armenian Genocide Resolution,
H.Res.252, the ARF Bureau political affairs director in Yerevan,
Giro Manoyan, spoke with Yergir Media TV and voiced his criticism
over the lack of live coverage by Armenia’s public TV stations.
Giro Manoyan
"It is my understanding that, all in all, Yerkir Media is the only
[station] that is providing live coverage [of the hearings]. [L]ast
time, public TV stations also covered it… It’s true that some are
following through the internet, etc. … But, here in Armenia, the
public TV’s approach is truly baffling," Manoyan said.
When asked whether the lack coverage reflected a lack of interest on
the part of the public, Manoyan responded, "No…it’s the government,
since decisions that concern the public [media] comes from the
government. And there is the fact-a simple example-that a delegation
from the National Assembly has been invited [to Washington], and
that a delegation from the National Assembly has gone to Washington,
and there isn’t an official report of it. For example, there isn’t
a report on the National Assembly’s website."