On February 5 in Vanadzor the presentation of Vanadzor Press Club was held.
The Club was established on the initiative of Vanadzor Branch of Helsinki
Citizens Assembly. Representatives of regional and national media, professional
associations of Armenia took part in the event. Congratulations to the new NGO
were made by Yerevan Press Club, Internews Armenia, “Asparez” Journalists Club
of Gyumri, “Eurasia” Foundation, USAID, the South Caucasus mission of IKV -
Interchurch Peace Council. Yerevan Press Club President Boris Navasardian
granted the colleagues the books published by Yerevan Press Club for the library
to be established by the new journalistic association.



The mission of Vanadzor Press Club is to assist the establishment and
development of the media of Lori and Tavush regions, the free dissemination of
information, the protection of the rights of journalists in these regions. The
President of Vanadzor Press Club is Artur Sakunts, the Executive Director is
Narineh Bulghadarian. On February 3 the first issue of VPC newsletter was
published, which can be viewed on the web site of the new organization
www.vpc.am