TURKISH STATE TV READIES TO AIR ARMENIAN
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24.06.2009 11:54
The signal remains strong for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia
as the Turkish state broadcaster’s head of radio reveals plans to begin
TV broadcasts in the Armenian-language within a year. "I sincerely
am working for the common future of the two peoples," says a member
of the broadcasting team.
Just months since it began radio broadcasts in Armenian, state-owned
Turkish Radio and Broadcasting Corporation, or TRT, is now preparing
to launch an Armenian television channel, the Hurriyet Daily News
reported.
According to a source, who declined to be named, initial efforts to
broadcast in Armenian began after a meeting between President Abdullah
Gul and his Armenian counterpart Serge Sargsyan last September when
Gul visited Yerevan for a football match between the national teams
of both countries.
One team will prepare the television and radio broadcasts together.
TRT Radio Bureau and Foreign Broadcasts Director Å~^enol Göka
confirmed that Armenian television broadcasts would begin within a
year. Göka refused to provide any details on preparations, but did
say the rate of work was accelerating.
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