Western Experts Start Discussion of Possible Military Coup in TurkeyNovember 30, 2006 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The suspending of the talks between Turkey and the EU was expected and in fact happened what was to happen, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, doctor Ruben Safrastyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, in his words, Europe does not spurn Turkey one and for all. «The parties to talks face very serious issues. Either Europe has to compromise its values, which is rather hard to imagine, or Turkey has to fulfill Eurocommission demands. I need to highlight that Turkey is an important factor in international policy and EU and US apprehend abruptness of that country most. On the other hand, sudden activation of the Turkish General Staff is observed,» Safrastyan noted.At that the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies noted that the statement on ceasing military and technical cooperation with France was adopted exactly by the General Staff and it was not even made agree with the Turkish Government. «Western experts already start discussing the opportunity of a military coup in Turkey. However, I believe speaking of it is still early,» Safrastyan underscored. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |