Armenia’s Premiere Tigran Sargsyan met with participants of the Sixth Pan-Armenian Conference of Journalists.
“You are at the ‘battle’ front. Whoever wins in the information field will govern the modern-day world. In the information field it is important to raise our national issues and to act collectively,” Sargsyan noted.
He stressed that Armenia’s Government cooperates with numerous Armenian institutions worldwide, and recalled that a state commission has been formed to coordinate the Armenian Genocide’s 100th anniversary events, the Government press service informs.
Responding to a journalist’s query on the likelihood of Turkey recognizing the Genocide one day, Armenia’s PM noted: “Armenia greatly underscores that a class of freethinking intellectuals, who recognize the fact of the Armenian Genocide, has formed in Turkey today. At numerous international institutions Turkey will be obligated to accept the reality of the Genocide.”
In Tigran Sargsyan’s words, Armenia cannot retreat from its true and righteous principles. “We must continue the fight irrespective of what countermeasures Turkey will resort to,” he said.
Harut Sassounian, publisher of The California Courier, reflected on the Syrian-Armenians’ issues and proposed that the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s telethon for this year be devoted to them. In this connection, the PM said: “Armenia’s President already has made such recommendation. We are discussing the matter at present.” Also, Tigran Sargsyan noted that the Government of Armenia must do everything within its capacity so that the Syrian Armenians can feel the care shown toward them.
A Georgian-Armenian journalist asked about the course of Armenian-Georgian ties. In this regard the PM stressed that regardless of who sits at the helm of Georgia’s authorities, Armenia will do everything so that bilateral relations become excellent. “We respect the Georgian people’s decision and we need to build very good relations with Georgia,” the Prime Minister said.
Tigran Sargsyan also reflected on the Armenia-EU ties, ongoing reforms in Armenia, and other matters of the journalists’ interest.
Subsequently, Armenia’s Premier presented awards to the representatives of several Diaspora-Armenian media outlets for their operative and objective coverage of national issues.
