Turkish-Armenian Peace Initiative: YoungTalks #6

-The sixth of the YoungTalks series was held on October 15, 2014. Sargis Khandanyan from the Civilitas Foundation divided his presentation into two parts where he first elaborated on the initiatives and projects managed by the Foundation with the intention to contribute to peace and dialogue between Turkish and Armenian societies, and then he delivered a speech on the news media impact on Armenian-Turkish relations. Being a journalist himself, he critically analyzed the discourse of mainstream media in Armenia with respect to news items on Turkey, Turks, and Azeris. The Civilitas Foundation is a non-governmental organization that aims at establishing a functioning and prosperous democracy in Armenia. To achieve this, the Foundation does not only work on domestic issues of Armenia, it also takes the regional and international aspects of relations into perspective.