REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS CONSIDER COVERAGE OF ELECTION WAS LIMITED IN ARMENIAMay 4, 2004 - 22:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reporters without Borders international human rights organization has criticized the authorities of Armenia, Georgia and Russia for limiting the coverage of the election held in these countries in 2003. Simultaneously, in its report published yesterday - on the World Press Freedom Day - the organization included the Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in "the list of predators" due to their Administrations being especially aggressively predisposed towards independent press within the past year. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |