  PM disagrees with Freedom House's “partly free” assessment of NKR January 30, 2013 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Freedom House NGO report, calling Nagorno Karabakh a “partly free” country won't affect settlement talks, seeing as the previous “not free” assessment of NKR didn't prevent the U.S. from mediating the conflict, Artsakh Prime Minister said. “NKR's “partly free” advancement was mainly triggered by the competitive presidential elections held in July 2012. Still, I believe, evaluations by NGOs play no significant role in other countries' political stance,” Ara Harutyunyan said. The Prime Minister, however, disagrees with Freedom House assessment, confident that Karabakh is a free country, Karabakh-open.info said. Partner news  Top stories Alexander Lukashenko “hates mediating roles” but can assume one to promote resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “What’s really dangerous and ridiculous is Azeri blacklist which includes all those who travel to Artsakh,” David Babayan said. Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army said. Presidents of Russia, U.S., and France are planning to sign a joint statement on Nagorno Karabakh problem.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017. |
