Armenia-Turkey Policy and Media Discussions

Global Political Trends Center (GPoT), together with Armenia-based Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and Yerevan Press Club (YPC) held a three-day-long conference entitled “Armenia-Turkey Policy and Media Discussions”, and a cultural tour at Istanbul’s Heybeliada (Halki Island) and Istanbul Kültür University between July 11th and 13th, 2011.

The event was part of the USAID-sponsored “Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement” project, which seeks to support Armenia-Turkey rapprochement by facilitating engagement between civil society groups, establishment and development of business partnerships and regional professional networks, and enhance understanding between the people, for peace and economic integration. In this regards, GPoT, YPC and EPF brought together about 30 prominent Armenian and Turkish academicians, think-tankers, journalists and civil society representatives in Istanbul’s Heybeliada for a panel discussion, in addition to a cultural tour in Kınalıada.