  Expert: no shift in Armenia-Turkey process expected till presidential elections in Turkey June 14, 2011 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At recent parliamentary elections in Turkey, Armenian community had to choose between the bad and worse bad being the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP); worse being all the other ones, according to Turkish Studies expert Ruben Melkonyan.As the expert told a news conference in Yerevan, formation of a new parliament doesn’t spell any progress in Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, which must not be expected till next year’s presidential elections in Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party was set to win a decisive victory in the June 12 parliamentary election to earn a third successive term of single-party rule. With 95 percent of the vote counted, results showed the AK Party winning 50.4 percent of the vote, or a projected 326 seats in the 550-seat assembly.   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 |  Topic Latest news “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens  IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents.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. |
