  ARMENIA 90-TH IN "PRESS FREEDOM INDEX" RATINGOctober 21, 2003 - 22:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is the 90-th in "Press Freedom Index" assessment. Composed by "Reporters without Borders" non-governmental organization, the rating comprises 166 countries of the world. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, Armenia outstripped Azerbaijan (133-th), but yielded to Georgia (73-rd), which is the highest in the rating among the CIS countries. Russia and Belarus have appeared in the list at the 148-th and 151-st places respectively. The rating was composed based on a survey, in which journalists, researchers, legal experts and human rights proponents participated.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines  Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |
