Armenia ahead of Turkey according to WEF media freedom rankingApril 16, 2011 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the 10th edition (2010-2011) of its Global Information Technology Report, ranking 138 countries worldwide for media freedom. Turkey was ranked 135th in WEF list with an overall index of 2,53. Iran, Libya and Zimbabwe ranked 136-138th were in the bottom of the list. According to Aksam Turkish newspaper media freedom in Greece, Cyprus, Armenia was assessed much higher that in Turkey. Armenia was positioned 125th, leaving Russia behind. Denmark with an overall index of 6,91 was named the leader, while U.S. was only ranked 38th. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |