YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. The 7th session of the General Assembly of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies kicked off in Yerevan. "Armenpress" News Agency is the organizer of the annual meeting of the leading news agencies of the region. At the opening of the session, the Director of "Armenpress" Aram Ananyan expressed his gratitude to the representatives of the leading agencies of the region for visiting Armenia and sharing their experience with the colleagues.

Among other things, Aram Ananyan underscored: "In my opinion, we have a unique organization. It’s a good arena for discussions, where problematic issues are raised each year, and we see how they find their solutions due to the efforts of each of us. The results of our activities are visible. It’s of a certain importance that this assembly takes place in Armenia now. When we met in summer, we were talking about the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which will be marked next year. We also reflected on the importance of the values of the past for the creation of news and how big the role of the news agencies is in preventing such events. Journalism must be the arena, on which the best future will be constructed."

The Director of "Armenpress" News Agency stated in a conversation with journalists that the agencies participating in the session constantly keep in touch with each other and follow the activities of each other. "By all means, we are sincerely following one another’s activity and the bridges created between these agencies help everyone to understand what is going on in the neighboring country. The experience and knowledge we receive from the colleagues are very precocious. The direct connection with the colleagues helps us greatly, as we clarify for our colleagues a number of misunderstandings or comments, which do not reflect actual facts about the Armenian Genocide or the Karabakh issue. Their understanding about us changes, when they visit Armenia. In honor of Armenia, it should be said that our media is free today more than ever, and that fact is highly appreciated by the heads of the agencies attending the session today, as well," Ananyan concluded.