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    Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku, in Azeri
    9 Mar 04

    Azerbaijan, Armenia reach broadcasting accord


    [Presenter] The Azerbaijani Communications and Information Technology
    Ministry has taken an important step to prevent the broadcast of
    Armenian TV stations in Azerbaijan. The Armenian TV stations, which
    conduct anti-Azerbaijani propaganda in western districts of
    Azerbaijan, have agreed to stop their broadcasts.

    [Correspondent] Starting from today [9 March], Armenian TV will stop
    its illegal broadcasts in Qazax. Agstafa and Tovuz districts. The
    Azerbaijani and Armenian ministries of communications signed a
    protocol on this during talks in Moscow which were mediated by
    Russia. Under the protocol Armenia will stop broadcasting on
    Azerbaijan's channels No 22, 23 and 27.

    However, this will not stop completely Armenian TV stations' invasion
    of Azerbaijan. Since the talks concerned only broadcasts from
    Armenia, the use of the radio transmitting station in Susa was not
    discussed, Qulam Abdullayev, senior expert of the communications
    ministry, has said.

    [Qulam Abdullayev] The station in Susa is internationally listed as
    Azerbaijan's. Hence, we only demanded that measures related to
    Armenia-based stations be taken. We did not discuss Nagornyy Karabakh
    with them at all.

    [Correspondent] Whether the protocol is abided by, will be verified
    through monitoring. Should Armenia breach the terms of the agreement,
    the issue will first be raised in a meeting of the regional
    communications body, and later, with the International
    Telecommunications Union [ITU].

    Incidentally, another complaint may be lodged in the ITU regarding
    Iranian TV stations. In order to avert this, Iran's TV channels have
    to stop illegal broadcast in Azerbaijan.

    [Abdullayev] Iran is not a member of the regional communications
    body, but it is a member of the ITU. Iran has submitted its list to
    the ITU and this issue will be raised with the ITU.

    [Correspondent] Abdullayev said that Azerbaijan will conduct talks
    with Iran. The Azerbaijani ministry intends to purchase new and
    powerful equipment to completely resolve the issue. The ministry will
    soon submit to the government a state programme it has drafted to
    raise funds for this.
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