05/02/2019 14:29
Azerbaijani journalists arrived in Armenia
Editor of Azerbaijani Turan news agency Sahin Hajiyev is in Armenia with his working team, spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan said at a briefing today, adding that they applied for accreditation in the Foreign Ministry to carry out their journalistic activity.
“The purpose of the visit is to carry out journalistic activity. It is a normal process, and we have never created any obstacles restricting the activity of journalists,” Naghdalyan said.
According to Ermenihaber.am, the team has also visited Armenian Genocide Memorial, met with a number of political figures and journalists.
Consultant to the Armenian president Tevan Poghosyan referred to the visit of the Azerbaijani reporters to Armenia, posting a photo with Hajiyev.
He said he gave interview to the Azerbaijani editor who promised not to distort his words.
In a comment under the photo Poghosyan wrote that the Azerbaijani journalist aims to “understand the public opinion in Armenia.”
Hajiyev though has not posted any information about his visit to Armenia.