Germany’s Green Party leader urges Europe to halt talks with TurkeyOctober 13, 2015 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany's Green Party Co-chair of Turkish descent, Cem Ozdemir issued a statement on Ankara explosions, Ermenihaber.am reports citing Turkish Taraf newspaper. According to Ozdemir, the government has organized the explosions itself to disrupt the normal course of November 1 elections and create chaos in in the country. “They seem to be doing everything to hinder the organization of fair elections,” he said, adding that in the case of impartial elections, the ruling AK Party and [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan will not be able to secure a majority in the parliament. Ozdemir called on the European Union to halt negotiations with Turkey. “Any agreement could imply that Erdogan is a normal party to talk to. We should avoid steps that can be interpreted as support for the Turkish President ahead of November 1 elections. A leader who creates chaos in the country for fear of having to answer for a possible defeat in elections is not a reliable partner,” the MP said. Ozdemir also said no matter who bears responsibility for the explosions, they targeted Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), also participating in Ankara peace rally. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |