On April 3, when fiery clashes were taking place in Karabakh, Ijevan journalist Lia Chagharyan turning to her Turkish colleague journalists made a post on her Facebook page, stating, “Dear colleagues, today I am addressing you as friends and ask for your help and support. As you know, Artsakh is on “war” for already 2 days that commenced by the bloodshed of innocent children … There are numerous deaths and injured from both sides. Now, it is not the time to search for those responsible for the situation.
I am just asking you to carry out your humanitarian duty and act with anti-war articles in the Turkish press. Realizing also the possible problems of the freedom of the press in Turkey, I am not asking to write biased articles. If desired, I am ready to provide the necessary materials and photographs telling about the atrocities committed by the rivals that are in contrary to all international norms. Irrespective of the nationality, we must do our journalistic duties: to cover only the TRUTH and presenting it to the people. You have been in Armenia and were in touch with the Armenian nation, now, it is the time to stand beside this nations in this difficult situation. I hope that Turkey also has a free press. We also need to remember that the humanity must put an end to all wars rather than the war to the people.
” We asked L. Chagharyan, registered as a professional at the Gallery of Ijevan city and involved in the journalistic activities, how she has established a partnership with Turkish journalists. She said that she was in Turkey from October 13-21, 2014 among more than a dozen journalists from Armenia as a part of the program aimed at normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations funded by the European Union. In her words, several Turkish journalists had arrived from Turkey to Armenia with them who have laid flowers at the Genocide Memorial. L. Chagharyan said that they have become Facebook friends with the project participating Turkish journalists, some of them have responded to the statement on her Facebook page but now Lia does not think that they will write objective articles on the Karabakh battles. Incidentally, a journalist for the famous “Zaman” in Turkey is among her fellow Turkish journalists.
Voskan SARGSYAN
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Photo from Lia Chagharyan’s Facebook page
