Diasporan press works for maintenance of nation and languageMarch 19, 2007 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The activities of the Diasporan press have always been targeted at maintenance of nation and language, Shahan Kandaharian, the Editor-in-Chief of Azdak Beirut-based newspaper said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "However, there are some urgent problems that need to be spoken about. It's not a secret that press is experiences hard times. New alternative media structures fill in the information space with comments and reviews. Furthermore, the number of readers decreases. Under the circumstances the mission of the Armenian press should be changed. With the help of electronic media information is quick to reach the audience. Three Armenian dailies are issued in Lebanon. These are Azdak (ARF Dashnaktsutyun), Zartonk (Ramkavar-Azatakan party) and Ararat (Hnchakyan party). When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Lebanon we published a joint number dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. We also protested the presence of Turkish peacekeepers in Lebanon," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |