Tuesday, March 11, 2008

IRAN: US GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS TO IRAN

The US government is planning to beam Azeri-
language radio broadcasts into Iran, in a bid to influence opinion
among the significant ethnic Azeri population there.
The new programming was proposed in the State Department budget
that begins in October 2008. It must first be approved by Congress.
If approved, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty would begin broadcasting
two hours a day of Azerbaijani-language programming in shortwave into
Iran, said Jeff Trimble,director of programming for RFE/RL.

Full story at :
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav031008a.shtml

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