ARMENIAN OPPOSITIONIST ADVISES GIVING NO EAR TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ARMINFO
Monday, April 22, 16:45
Gourgen Yeghiazaryan, Leader of the Social-Democrat Hunchakyan Party
of Armenia, advises giving no ear to the annual reports of the US
Department of State. He told ArmInfo’s correspondent that the actions
and words of that structure do not coincide.
“The experience of 2008 has demonstrated that these reports are
of no significance. The Department of State defamed the incumbent
authorities for the conduct of shameful elections and murder of 10
people in 2008, however, during her visit in 2012, Hillary Clinton,
the former US Secretary of State, forgot her signature under the
report and said that all the presidents of the region should follow
the example of Serzh Sargsyan”, he said. The politician added that
the report contains certain messages and the Armenian authorities
have understood them very well.
To note, the 2012 Report on Human Rights Practices issued by the
US Department of State says that the most significant human rights
problems in Armenia during the year were limitations on the right
of citizens to change their government, corruption and lack of
transparency in government, and the limited independence of the
judiciary. “The government issued a report in December 2011 on its
investigation into the deaths of eight civilians and two police
officers following the 2008 presidential election but, as of year’s
end, had not held anyone accountable,” the report says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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