TV guide for 10 days must explain what steps are being taken in connection with recorded programmes channel by violations of the law of Lithuania related, and among them, with coverage of events in Ukraine, said on Thursday the head of Lithuania Council on television and radio (LCTR) Edmundas the Vaitiekunas.

Lithuanian Commission on television and radio 7 January start procedure stop relay in the Republic "RTR Planeta" And the Commission has provided many "violations of journalistic ethics in the coverage of events in Ukraine took place fifteen November program" Vesti on the first day of the weekend " to "RTR Planeta" and "Today" on "NTV-Mir" on November 23. However, the procedure is terminated if the Commission will be able to come to terms with the channels.

Relay in Lithuania "RTR Planeta" and " NTV Mir has the ability to be stopped for a period of years, since before the court on request of the Commission already sanctioned ban on retransmission produced in the RF transmission of these channels for a period of 3 months. The reason for this was the transmission that was offered at odds with the official position of Lithuania perspective on historical events in the country and the development of the situation in Ukraine.

"They (the representatives of the channel, as amended) came, said that he had listened to the situation, saw our arguments, and we agreed that during the ten days They return are required to consider together with the guidance of what I heard Today, and to send his official written explanation of his official position," Vaitiekunas said after a meeting with the authorized " RTR Planeta ".

during the meeting Authorized LCTR demanded that VGTRK guaranteed that the program will meet all the requirements of the existing legal acts and more violations will not be reported in the report of the Commission. According to Vaitiekunas, if the Commission will continue to commit violations, the official position of the channel will not have any value.

Authorized VGTRK, for his part, assured the Commission that they care to intended for Lithuania program did not violate the laws of the country, promised to give all the requirements of the Committee of management of the TV channel, and similarly in the near future in writing to answer all the comments and requirements of the Commission.

"The fact that any media in the most part is subjective, and in this aspect it is possible to criticize any media, be it TV or something," said the head of the Directorate of international relations of the TV channel "RTR Planeta" Vladimir Zhdanov.

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