Armenian minister of justice says practically anyone can “friend” him on Facebook

YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. Armenia’s minister of justice Hovhannes Manukyan said on Tuesday he is trying to personally respond all messages in social networks and practically never rejects Facebook friend requests.

“I am very open. You can just find me on Facebook. My page is accessible, and I reject practically no one”, the minister told an online press conference organized by Kazakhstani  Bnews.kz.

“When you find free time and give it to your citizens it gets paid back in spades”, the minister said.

Manukyan pointed to liberal mass media legislation in Armenia and said, the press and online media are free.

Yet, he said mass media should be not only free, but responsible. Some mechanisms should be developed to ensure the quality of information and ethics, according to the minister.

State interference is not the best way as it contains risks, he said. –0—