From 1995 to 1997 he worked for &lt;a href="Radio%20Free%20Europe/Radio%20Liberty"&gt;Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty&lt;/a&gt;. He was the head of the Armenian Public Television, where he also hosted a weekly news program. He was a friend and supporter of Robert Kocharyan, president of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. He was also considered an important witness in the trial of Nairi Hunanyan, the leader of the attack on the Armenian parliament in 1999.