Strategy to counteract anti-Armenian propaganda to be developedMay 4, 2011 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 4, a three-day conference, entitled “History and Culture: against Falsification and Infringement,” kicked off at the initiative of the Public Council at the Armenian Defense Ministry. Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan attached importance to organization of similar discussions, adding that they are needed now. “In my opinion, our task in the information war is to celebrate victories at the spiritual and cultural arena,” he said. Ohanyan added that Azerbaijan, which lacks its own history and culture, tries to appropriate those of Armenia through disseminating misinformation. “Similar conferences need to be organized to present reality to the international community,” he noted. He expressed hope that a relevant policy and strategy to counteract the anti-Armenian propaganda will be formed as a conclusion of the discussions. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |