On January 30, the Coordinating Council for Pan-Armenian Forums of Journalists held a regular session at the RA Ministry of Diaspora. The session was moderated by the chairman of the Coordinating Body Shahan Kantaharian.

Among the participants of the session were members of the Coordinating Body, including Dean of the Faculty of Journalism at Yerevan State University N. Martirosyan, President of the Union of Journalists of Armenia Astghik Gevorgyan and the corresponding employees of the RA Ministry of Diaspora.

Editor-in-chief of Iran’s Alik Daily Derenik Melikian, editor-in-chief of the Czech Republic’s “Orer” magazine Hakob Asatryan, editor-in-chief of Lebanon’s Khosnag magazine Hampig Mardirossian and writer, publicist Hagop Vardivarian (USA) were joining the participants via Skype.

Greeting the participants of the session, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan particularly mentioned: “I am pleased to welcome so many merited journalists. You represent the “citadel” called the information network. You especially have a lot of work to do this year, and your efforts, activities and publications must stem from the letter and spirit of the pan-Armenian declaration that was adopted by the State Commission on Coordination of Events Dedicated to the 100^th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide yesterday. The more active you are, the stronger you will be as you resist the propaganda and falsifications of Turkey and Azerbaijan. In 2015, I expect to see you united and to see you put in all your efforts in this direction.”

The participants of the session discussed the issues on the agenda, including specification of categories and criteria for the award ceremony for Best Publication Ahead of the 100^th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, coverage of events dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the media according to regions and issues related to the recommendations made during the 7^th Pan-Armenian Forum of Journalists.