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Shortly after the war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 representatives of Think Tanks and NGOs in Georgia formed the “Independent Experts Club” in order to conduct an independent analysis of the preconditions and consequences of the war and to elaborate policy recommendations for political decisions-makers. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has supported the translation and publiсation of this inquiry. The  presentation of the final report of the Independent Expert Club took place on 24.03.2009 in Tbilisi. It can be downloaded here ENG , GEO

The Tbilisi School of Political Studies and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Georgia have launched a new series of seminars entitled “From Conflict to Confidence Building” . The four seminars envisaged for 2009 will bring together Georgian, Russian and European politicians, experts and journalists as well as young leaders from Georgia to discuss perspectives of peaceful conflict resolution in the country. The series will also facilitate a dialogue between the Georgian and the Russian expert community after the war in August 2008. The first seminar  took place on February 12 - 14 in Batumi.

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Yerevan Press Club have launched a new project on monitoring of activities of the national commission on TV and radio. The project aims at enhancing the transparency, implementation and correct application of broadcast legislation in Armenia as well as raising the efficiency of the work of the state regulator of the broadcast media, the National Commission of Television and Radio (NCTR). This in its turn will promote development of freedom of expression and media diversity in the country.

Yerevan Press Club and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung have started a new project entitled - “Media Coverage of the Human Rights Defender’s Institute in Armenia”. The project will bring together journalists, the Armenian Ombudsman and his staff, representatives of NGOs working in the sphere of human rights protection. Before the seminar media research on coverage by Armenian media of HRD.

FES has published a new short paper on the changing Armenia-Turkish Relations. The report has been written by Richard Giragosian, Director of the Armenian Centre for National and International Studies (ACNIS) and  assesses the recent changes in bilateral relations of the two countries. It can be downloaded  here.