SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AND US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF RADIO LIBERTY’S BROADCASTING IN ARMENIA
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2007-07-30 18:37:00
Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Tigran Torossyan, met Matthew
Bryza, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, OSCE Minsk Group
Co-chair, Monday.
The Armenian parliamentary press-service told ArmInfo that at the
guest’s request T.Torossyan presented the situation in the country
after the parliamentary election. The Speaker expressed hope that the
forthcoming presidential election will become another step towards
deepening of democracy. He pointed out that after the adoption
of constitutional reforms in Armenia, essential progress has been
achieved in democracy, human rights protection, and law priority.
T.Torossyan also expressed pity about the fact that the opposition
failed to estimate the significance of this process in due time,
boycotting the discussions, and also failed to seriously study
the situation created after the adoption of the constitutional
reforms. According to T.Torossyan, the opposition’s weakness is
also a problem for the authorities, as in a multi- party system the
weakness of one side will affect the establishment of the system by
all means. As for the presidential election, T.Torossyan noted that
in case a good corresponding work is done, the Republican Party of
Armenia will have no problems with the victory of its nominee. He
added that Armenia has already entered the second stage of reforms,
where the emphasis will be put on settlement of social problems.
The meeting also covered the issue of Radio Liberty’s
broadcasting. M.Bryza noted that he was informed that many issues are
addressed, and though the radio company itself prefers broadcasting on
the frequency of the Public Radio, nevertheless, the most important
thing is to get the opportunity to broadcast, let it be on another
channel. As it was earlier reported, negotiations on Radio Liberty’s
broadcasting on the Ar-Radio channel are being currently held.