Baku Today, Azerbaijan
May 8 2004
BBC To Launch Karabakh Web Page On May 12
Russian service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is
planning to launch a Karabakh web page on May 12 – the day of the
tenth anniversary of signing a ceasefire agreement between Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
According to a press release of BBC World Service, the Karabakh page
is done in partnership with the British NGO Conciliation Resources,
as part of the Consortium Initiative – a new British
Government-funded programme which aims to improve the prospects for a
settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
The press release reads that going live on bbcrussian.com on
Wednesday 12 May, the Karabakh Page will publish news and views from
Russian-speakers in Armenia ,Azerbaijan and across the world.
Visitors to bbcrussian.com who take interest in the Karabakh conflict
and whose lives have been affected by it will have the chance to take
part in weekly online discussions.
The Karabakh Page will publish photos and personal stories and there
also will be a special section for people seeking to re-establish
contacts with old friends and neighbours, the press release reads.