The U.S. Department of State makes contradictory actions with regard to Armenia. While the U.S. foreign political department congratulates Serzh Sargsyan for re-election to the post of president, the U.S. Department of State publishes a report criticizing the given election, Prosperous Armenia Party Spokesperson, MP Tigran Urikhanyan said in response to Armando's question in a press conference, Tuesday.
The parliamentarian thinks that the U.S. Department report might be a result of certain actions of the Armenian authorities in the foreign policy arena.
"I'd not like to go into details, but I think this supposition is accurate," Urikhanyan said.
The latest 2012 Report on Human Rights Practices issued by State Department 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.