ACCREDITATION OF OBSERVERS STARTED
Azat Artsakh Daily, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
16 April 07
The NKR Central Electoral Commission has started accreditation of
reporters and observers for the NKR presidential election on July 19,
2007. The political parties and NGOs whose bylaws include human rights
and democracy and which will not support a candidate can observe the
election. The accreditation of the local observers will last till July
9, the international observers till July 18. DEMOGRAPHIC INDICES FIRST
QUARTER 2007 The NKR National Statistics Service reported that 468
children were born in NKR from January to March 2007, which is up by 3
or 0.6 percent compared with January-March 2006. The rate of death was
335, and is down by 24 or 6.7 percent compared with the first quarter
of 2006. The rate of natural growth was 133 and increased by 27 or
25.5 percent. In the first quarter of 2007, 162 marriages were
reported against 153 in the first quarter of 2006, the rate of divorce
was 25 against 31, the NSS reported.
16-04-2007