VESTI: BELLS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES CHIMED IN MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
23:30, 23.04.2015
Region:Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ASTRBC)
gives detailed coverage of the Ceremony of Canonization of the
Armenian Genocide Martyrs who died in the Ottoman Empire. A special
correspondent of the round-clock state informational TV channel
“Russia 24” reported livestream from Armenia several times during
Thursday evening, presenting in detail the history of Armenian
church’s decision to canonize the Armenian Genocide victims, as well
as tomorrow’s events.
The detailed plotting from Armenia was also shown during the news of
the program Vesti on state TV channel “Russia 1” and its international
version “RTR-Planeta,” which goes on air at 21:00 Yerevan time (20:00
Moscow time).
In all the ASTRBC materials, the Armenian Genocide is presented as
an undeniable fact, acknowledged by Russia at state level. Turkey’s
position is not mentioned in any way.
From: A. Papazian