Erdogan called to review Turkish ConstitutionMay 2, 2007 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Cabinet has appealed to the parliament to hold early general elections June 24. In an address to the nation PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called to review the Constitution to entitle people to elect President. Besides, the PM offered to elect parliament for 4 years instead of 5 and elect President for 5 years instead of 7 with a right to be re-elected for a second term. The move comes after Turkey's constitutional court annulled last Friday's vote to elect a new president, BBC reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |