  Armenian expert forecasts Kurdish issue exacerbation in Turkey June 15, 2011 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Oriental Studies Institute at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, professor Ruben Safrastyan forecasts exacerbation of Kurdish issue in Turkey. As the expert told a news conference in Yerevan, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which gained over 50% of votes at recent parliamentary elections is unable to solve the gradually exacerbating problem. “This is the reason the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, which failed to garner enough votes to make it to parliament, however managing to secure seats for its supporters, demands a dialogue with the ruling party,” the expert said. “Kurds are aware that Erdogan won’t be able to change the country’s constitution all by himself,” Safrastyan remarked.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
