Pan-Islamists are lesser of evils for Armenia, however pan-Turkists will win elections in TurkeyJune 11, 2007 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Both pan-Islamists and pan-Turkists are similarly bad for Armenia," political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, during the coming parliamentarian election in Turkey the main struggle will flare up just between these two streams. "The General Staff of the army and kemalists represent the pan-Turkist direction, which currently is in opposition. And Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's Justice and Development (AKP) party represents the pan-Islamism motion. Pan-Islamists are lesser of evils for Armenia. However, pan-Turkists will win the elections in Turkey," the Armenian political scientist underscored.Early parliamentarian elections in Turkey are scheduled for July 22. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |