Armenians are showing more interest in the Russian language, especially among young people, News Armenia cites Sergey Vinokurov, head of the Russian presidential directorate for interregional and cultural relations with foreign states, as saying.
Understanding of the fact that the Russian language is a means of integration into Russian and global culture and science is improving, Vinokurov said at a round-table discussion entitled “Russian-language media space in Armenia: present and future”.
Vinokurov noted that the multi-faceted cooperation between Armenia and Russia and the high state of mutual integration of their societies determines the modern level of public need for Russian-language media in Armenia.
The expert expressed confidence that the Armenian and Russian press may be seen as positive practice for existing projects for exchange of information. Such projects are realized by the RAMI, RIA Novosti, radio Golos Rossii (Voice of Russia) and many others, he notes.
Vinokurov believes that the increase of attention and interest in existing forms of information exchange and formation of new projects would be beneficial.
The round-table discussion, entitled “Russian-language media space in Armenia: present and future”, was organized by the Development Fund of the Institute of Eurasian Studies and the Armenian Fund “Forward Russia and Armenia”, with support from the Russian presidential directorate for interregional and cultural relations with foreign states.
The round table is being held within the framework of the Days of Russian Language in Armenia (October 3-9). Officials from the Russian and Armenian Presidential Administrations, Foreign Ministries, heads of Russian and Armenian media sources and experts are taking part. The round table is aimed at supporting the development of cooperation between Russian and Armenian media organizations, strengthening of bilateral contacts in TV and determination of prospects for their development and development of TV and radio broadcasting and electronic media resources.
