ARMENIAN PREMIER INTERVENES ON BEHALF OF EMBATTLED TV STATION

Andranik Markarian has instructed the head of the governmental Department of State Property Management to find alternative premises for the independent television station A1+, which faces eviction from the premises in central Yerevan it has occupied since 1996, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported on 1 August (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 21 July 2005).

A1+ Director Mesrop Movsesian appealed to Markarian after receiving from the Armenian Academy of Sciences, which owns the building in question, a demand to vacate the premises by 23 July. Movsesian has since reached agreement with Academy of Sciences President Fadey Sarkisian that A1+ may remain continue to occupy its current offices until new accommodations are found. LF

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