DOES AMALIAN WORK IN “A1+” FAVOUR?

“SERIOUS SHAKES ARE REQUIRED”
“KEEP SILENT IN ORDER TO SERVIVE”
“The best and the most efficient way of power maintenance is to gain control over the mass media,” the President of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardian declared today in the club “Mirror” during the debate on “Freedom of Speech in Armenia.” According to him the withdrawal of speech freedom in Armenia is connected with the embattlement of “A1+” on April 2. “Today the working TV channels do not implement a number of public matters. They do not face the problem of educating conscious society. Mr. Navasardian claims that today printed press has more freedom than television and radio. This is determined by the absence of the National Commission on TV and Radio or some other suchlike body in the press.
The Chairman of the TV Company “A1+” Mesrop Movsesian who was also invited to the club “Mirror” does not think that the attempts of the media while speaking of speech freedom are not sincere. “After “A1+”s embattlement in 2002 19 mass media signed a document that the speech freedom is under threat in Armenia.” By that step they testified to the fact of their countering problems and solved their future. Anyway, the TV channels did not understand the role and function of speech freedom . Being guided by their interests they preferred to compromise in the matter of speech freedom, to keep silent and to survive.” Continuing Mr. Movsesian’s words Mr. Navasardian mentioned that the presidents of our TV channels still live with the nostalgia of the USSR.
“Nowadays the mass media cannot freely make decisions; differentiate between white and black. They are dictated from the authorities whom to criticize and whom to praise. This is a serious public matter. Serious shakes are necessary on order to get out of the situation. I do not challenge to instigate a revolution. The shake can be the settlement of “A1+”s problem in the European Court. Mr. Movsesian reminded that “A1+” will participate in the licence tendence on April 7 initiated by the National Commission on TV and Radio. In response to the journalists’ question concerning “A1+”’s expectance from the contest Mr. Movsesian said, “” Let the authorities care for it, as their promises are already known. Everything is to end sooner or later.”
One of the journalists asked Mr. Movsesian to comment on the National Commission on TV and Radio President Grigor Amalian’s announcement according to which “A1+” has rather won than lost within the 4 years’ embattlement by being rejected in the tendencies, and gaining reputation in international institutions. Mr. Movsesian reminded that “A1+” was rejected in the tendencies by Amalian and instead of announcing such nonsense Amalian had a good opportunity to put an end to this story and could give the company a broadcasting licence. By the way, the presidents of all TV channels refused to participate in the debate on “Freedom of Speech in Armenia” We can only conclude that everything is “O.K.” in the sphere of speech freedom in Armenia.

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