November 4, 2009 - 14:56 AMT
Armenophobia gaining impetus in Turkey and Azerbaijan
Armenophobia is gaining impetus in Turkey and Azerbaijan, Xenophobia Prevention Initiative NGO founder Tigran Kocharyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
"In Bursa, hosting Armenia-Turkey football match, Armenian journalists had a good chance to feel the anti -Armenian mood, while in a bus at which stones were thrown," the expert noted. According to him, Armenian information filed is supporting tolerance towards Ankara and Baku, which suggests Armenian nation's lack of self respect.
Tigran Kocharyan emphasized the necessity of developing unified state policy in Armenian information field to determine methods of information war to be employed against Azeri media.