Paylan congratulates Pashinyan in Armenian from Turkish parliament (video) December 21, 2018 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish lawmaker Garo Paylan from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has spoken Armenian at a parliament session to congratulate acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on a landslide victory in December 9 elections. My Step alliance led by Pashinyan secured a convincing victory in the vote, with 70.43% of all the ballots cast in their favor. Two more parties - Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia - also collected enough votes to have seats in the National Assembly. They have won 8.27% and 6.37% of the vote, respectively. Paylan, who is of Armenian descent, used the platform to wish success to Pashinyan and his team, who won the 70% of the vote several months after toppling the former authorities in the velvet revolution of April-May. The MP reminded that Pashinyan has expressed readiness to start a dialogue with Turkey without preconditions. “I call on the Turkish authorities to respond in kind and make effort to establish relations with Armenia,” Paylan was quoted as saying. “I believe there is no question that Turkey won’t be able to solve with Armenia via peaceful ways. I urge the Turkish parliament and President to give a constructive response to Pashinyan.” Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |