Presidential rule in Turkey won’t be more democratic – expertAugust 20, 2012 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representative of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Vahram Ter-Matevosyan, commented on the recent activity of Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who pushes for presidential rule in the country. “Transition to presidential rule will not make this country more democratic,” Ter-Matevosyan said. According to the expert, Erdogan’s presidential model will be built like Russia’s, where the power is in hands of the president and the party led by him. Besides, Ter-Matevosyan said, the growing opposition from the incumbent President Abdullah Gul and Vice-President Bulent Arinc can hamper Erdogan’s plans. “The party’s meeting which is scheduled for September 30 will also be of great importance, as the members will focus on the charter will prohibits MPs and ministers from running for the third term. Erdogan supports the provision while dozens of senior party members like Ali Babacan and Egemen Bagis are opposed to it,” he said. Ter-Matevosyan, meanwhile, presumed that the conflict might be solved through proposing mayoral posts to Babacan and Bagis. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |