Three Days Training Programme for Media Representatives

The Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia has launched a series of training courses for media representatives aimed at familiarizing journalists with the essence of arbitration and mediation, their fields of application, as well as the specific features of professional and accurate coverage of these topics.

The first day of the training began with introductions, a question-and-answer session, and a discussion during which participating journalists had the opportunity to raise the questions that interested them regarding arbitration and mediation. The event brought together 28 journalists representing various media outlets of the Republic of Armenia. Tatevik Matinyan, Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia, welcomed the participants and presented the fundamental nature of arbitration and mediation, their areas of application, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, as well as the Center’s activities and services.

During the second part of the day, Lilit Petrosyan, Deputy Director of the Center, and Davit Khachatryan, Mediation Case Manager, presented the specific features, advantages, and procedural details of mediation. The first day concluded with a lecture by Rafik Grigoryan, Vice President of the AMCA Arbitration Council and licensed mediator, who introduced journalists to the specific features of covering arbitration and mediation, the applicable terminology, and the tools that media representatives may use when reporting on the field. The official websites from which the necessary information may be obtained were also presented.

The second day of the programme began with a simulation exercise aimed at reinforcing the knowledge and theoretical material covered during the first day. Based on a pre-designed scenario, the journalists were divided into teams and assumed the roles of parties to mediation and mediator. Lilit Petrosyan, Deputy Director of the Center, acted as co-mediator during the exercise, guiding the process. Although the discussions were active and intense, the parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement. This format enabled the participating journalists to develop a clearer understanding of the nature of mediation and its procedural aspects.

Both days of the programme were held in an active atmosphere of lectures, discussions, and questions and answers, providing journalists with an opportunity to become more thoroughly acquainted with the specific features of the field and its institutional development.