ICANN may register Armenian-lettered domain

YEREVAN, September 12. / ARKA /. Armenian public organization "Internet Society" will ask the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to register domains by Armenian letters հայ (hay). Speaking at a news conference Internet Society deputy head Giorgy Saghyan said he expects a broad public debate on this topic to find out whether the move is correct.

According to him, the idea to obtain a domain name in Armenian letters is good on the one hand, but on the other hand there is a recognition problem of such addresses by foreign users because in many countries Armenian fonts are  not activated. Also, according to Saghyan, this idea needs serious work of programmers.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN is non-profit private organization headquartered in the California, USA  It  was created in  1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly on behalf of the US government by other organizations, notably the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which ICANN now operates. ICANN is responsible for the coordination of the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers and, in particular, ensuring its stable and secure operation. -0-