  French envoy hails Armenia as island of freedom May 5, 2025 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is emerging as a regional stronghold of press freedom, according to French Ambassador Olivier Decottignies. In a post on his X microblog, the ambassador commended Armenia’s rise in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders. “Armenia is an island of freedom in the region,” he wrote. “Ranked 34th among 180 countries, Armenia continues to progress and asserts itself as a beacon of liberty. By supporting Armenia, we support a democratic nation that shares our values.” The 2025 index shows Armenia leading the region in press freedom, having climbed nine spots compared to 2024. Georgia fell 11 places to 114th, Azerbaijan dropped three positions to 167th, Turkey slipped one spot to 159th, Iran remains at 176th, and Russia declined nine places to 171st.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
