On October 18-22 a group of Turkish journalists visited Armenia under a joint program of Yerevan Press Club and the Association of Diplomacy Correspondents of Turkey. The program is implemented since January 2002 and is supported by the Center for Global Peace of American University (Washington, D.C.). This was the fourth visit under the project, which stipulates mutual visits of Armenian and Turkish journalists to learn about the lives of the two countries for the subsequent coverage in their media. The previous meetings were held in Ankara, Istanbul and Yerevan (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, July 20 – August 2, 2002, May 4-10, 2002, and January 12-18, 2002).
On October 19 the Turkish journalists visited Gyumri, the administrative center of Shirak region and the second major city of the country, where they met the Vice-Mayor, the representatives of non-governmental organizations and journalists.
On October 20 in Yerevan a round table meeting was held, where the media representatives of the two countries discussed such urgent issues as the ways for overcoming the controversies between Armenia and Turkey, the coverage of election campaigns, the media influence on the social and political life of the society, the relations between Armenia and Turkey. The participants also spoke about the differences and similarities that the press of the two countries has when covering regional issues. Stephen Ladek of the Center for Global Peace took part in the discussion.
The next day the Turkish journalists met representatives of the Armenian politics and business world.
On October 18-22 a group of Turkish journalists visited Armenia under a joint program of Yerevan Press Club and the Association of Diplomacy Correspondents of Turkey. The program is implemented since January 2002 and is supported by the Center for Global Peace of American University (Washington, D.C.). This was the fourth visit under the project, which stipulates mutual visits of Armenian and Turkish journalists to learn about the lives of the two countries for the subsequent coverage in their media. The previous meetings were held in Ankara, Istanbul and Yerevan (see YPC Weekly Newsletter, July 20 – August 2, 2002, May 4-10, 2002, and January 12-18, 2002).
On October 19 the Turkish journalists visited Gyumri, the administrative center of Shirak region and the second major city of the country, where they met the Vice-Mayor, the representatives of non-governmental organizations and journalists.
On October 20 in Yerevan a round table meeting was held, where the media representatives of the two countries discussed such urgent issues as the ways for overcoming the controversies between Armenia and Turkey, the coverage of election campaigns, the media influence on the social and political life of the society, the relations between Armenia and Turkey. The participants also spoke about the differences and similarities that the press of the two countries has when covering regional issues. Stephen Ladek of the Center for Global Peace took part in the discussion.
The next day the Turkish journalists met representatives of the Armenian politics and business world.
