ZAKHARIAN Valeria

Editor of Social Policy, Public Health, Education and Correspondence Department of “Novoye Vremya” Newspaper

Date and Place of Birth: August 2,1943, Tbilisi, Georgia

Education/Major:

1960-1965 Tbilisi Sate University; philologist

Career:

1992-present editor of social policy, public health, education and correspondence department of “Novoye Vremya” newspaper

2001-present chairman of “Let’s Help Each Other” public organization

1968-1992 department head of “Golos Armenii” (“Communist”) newspaper

Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:

Since 1971 Journalists Union of Armenia (USSR)

Prizes/Awards:

1973 award of Journalists Union of Armenia

1975 medal “For Labor Distinction”

2000 First prize of Women’s Council of Armenia

2001 First Prize of IREX/ProMedia for the best article of the year in the field of public health

Publications: “Golos Armenii”, “Novoye Vremya”, “Urartu”, “Izvestiya”, “Nedelya”, ‘Selskaya Zhisn”, “Efir”, “Ogonek” magazine, “Yerevan” TV channel

2002 “Journalistic Investigation” collection (IREX/ProMedia)

Hobbies: reading, computer games

Languages: Armenian, Russian, English, Georgian

Marital Status: divorced, a son

Contact Information:

33a, 3 Nork district, Yerevan, Armenia

Tel. (374 10) 56 55 80, 52 69 46 (office), 64 34 02 (home)