Comments on: BBC Azeri: Social media and Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict transformation

By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:12:08 +0000

And on a related note:

Azerbaijan: DOTCOM arrives in Baku Late last night, American participants of the U.S. State Department sponsored DOTCOM project to bring Armenian, Azerbaijani and American teenagers together to create socially conscious media arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, ahead of the Social Media for Social Change conference to be held on 9-10 April in Tbilisi, Georgia.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/03/29/azerbaijan-dotcom-arrives-in-baku/

By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:39:57 +0000

gp,
Actually, it’s not just one person. Just so happens that Arzu is the only one writing with me on this. Besides, in Georgia (and also Russia), ethnic Armenians and Azeris actually co-exist with each other very well. Indeed, in Georgia they even coinhabit the same villages and towns. The Armenians speak Azerbaijani and the Azeris speak Armenian.
What is the issue is the role of the media and government in Armenia and Azerbaijan promoting differences rather than similarities, and the image of the “enemy.” What is the problem is that the louder minority nationalist voices drown out the moderate ones.
Don’t get me wrong, there is still a long way to go, but in the past year I’ve met with scores of young, liberal and progressive Azerbaijanis. Actually, it’s been quite refreshing, especially when you see them connect with dozens of similar people in Armenia.
The problem is that this is not being reported. Here’s to that change in terms of proper reporting starting now.
BTW: Thanks for your comment and especially for voicing your opinion in such a way. That’s also what we need more of so a proper discussion can take place. 🙂

By: shantagizoum

shantagizoum — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:51:57 +0000

Dear Onnik,
No hard feelings or offense meant in these few lines.
But recall having read about your Twitter or Face book or whatever, your above posts, re connecting with one-reeat ONE person in the Ocean of Azerbaiajn-a pebble in the ocean…
i regret to inform you that it is insignificant and like the Armenian saying goes with one Flower spring will not come..
keep it up ,wo kows may be it will come…
Nonetheless tr to keep abreast of the real develpments day by day on the
Armenian Turcdo-Azeri mainstream CONTACTS…that is were history is made Mr. Erdogan’s OUTBURST a week ago and then some…
Hillary flies to Moscow,as wy?
On RT the RRRRRusians showed theri recently developed missile that has a speed of 3 times speed of sound…
These are just a couple examples.
Then Pres. of Armeia begins to let loose his new Approach to the Armenoa turkis relations etc.,
Keep it up …
All the best to you…
gp