News conference

The National Operations Headquarters will hold a press conference once a week at the Council of Ministers. This will happen every Thursday from 08:00, starting May 7.

The headquarters will be available to answer media questions, the government press service said.

By George Gilson

Epidemiology Professor Dimitris Tsiodras' held his daily coronavirus news conference yesterday with an announcer reading the questions of journalists who have been entirely barred  from having a physical or Skype presence in the press room which is to say there are no  follow-up questions to seeks clarifications or

Head of the European diplomacy Federica Mogherini requested on Thursday in Bucharest, after the informal meeting of the defence ministers of the EU, the release, as soon as possible, of the journalists arrested in Venezuela.

The event is held for the 12th time in a row. This year, a record number of journalists have been accredited for the event - 1640. Many of the questions that will be asked are expected to be related to the upcoming presidential election to be held in March.

The press conference will be broadcast live on several Russian national media, BNT reported.

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