April 3-4, sixteen journalists from 4 Caucasian countries participated in “Journalists for stability and cooperation in Caucasus” forum organized by Izmir Journalists Association and Department of Communications at Izmir University of Economics. Representatives from Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan discussed the role of mass media in securing stability and cooperation in Caucasus at the round-table, Turkish Gazeteciler website reports. President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan also attended the event.

Izmir Journalists Association president Atilla Sertel said in the welcoming speech that such a meeting is hold for the first time that aims at having the contacts between Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists affect the societies of two states. He also wished Georgian and Russian journalists to have the problems resolved by means of information.

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