THE GENERAL MANAGER OF " GAZPROM-MEDIA " ALFRED KOKH CLEARS UP THE
SITUATION AROUND NTV








WASHINGTON, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Arkadi Orlov).  During a
conference held in the federal capital americaine and devotes has the
situation around the holding " Media-most " and of the chains of
television NTV, the general manager of " Gazprom-Media " Alfred Kokh
has precise his position in the political mediums and of businesses
americains.  This conference deroule under the patronage of the Center
Nixon prorepublicain, whose honorary president is the former Secretary
of State americain Henry Kissinger.

The efforts deployes by " Gazprom " for recuperer the 200 million
dollars which owes him " Media-most " have until A present ete
presentes in the press americaine as forming part of the efforts
brackets by the Russian autorites to obtain the closing of NTV and
other mediae of opposition belonging has Goussinski ".  Only Alfred
Kokh, who in year 2000 has accede with the functions of general
manager of " Gazprom-media ", has another point of view on this
conflict, has it ete releve in the Nixon center.

Wednesday, has Washington, Alfred Kokh will also meet several
representants great mediae americains.

The service of press of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
americano-Russian basee has Chicago, organizing this meeting, has
advertisement which the attempts made by " Media-most " to re-enter in
its money are considerees in the United States like a will of the
Russian autorites " to call in question the freedom of the press ".  "
Alfred Kokh is decide has to explain what it is reellement ", is there
releve has the room.