Army and Islamist organizations are dominant forces in Middle EastApril 29, 2011 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies Ruben Safrastyan said that army and Islamist organizations are the most dominant and best organized forces in Middle East. “The recent events in the Arab countries showed that the other political and public institutions are either weak or underdeveloped yet,” Safrastyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, though revolutions in the Arab countries took place under democratic slogans, there is a great possibility that Islamist organizations will come to power through elections. Safrastyan pointed to Egypt, where the banned Muslim Brotherhood managed to gain 25% of mandates during a parliamentary election. “Conceiving the danger of Islamist forces’ assumption of power in the Arab countries, the west, specifically, the U.S. and Great Britain are now trying to establish contacts with these forces,” he said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |