US STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT CAN FORM BASIS FOR MORE PROGRESS IN HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN ARMENIA

The Foreign Ministry of Armenia has attentively familiarized with the US State Department annual report on human rights in Armenia, Armenian Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Hamlet Gasparian told Armenpress agency. In his words, the report clearly notes sustainable transfer of Armenia to market economy. H. Gasparian also noted that the document also notes the progress and shortcomings in human rights. “In spite of the report being exaggerated and one-sided, it can serve a basis for making more notable progress in development of civil society and in human rights,” he summed up.