Forecasting influence of Turkish parliamentary elections on relations with Armenia prematureJuly 25, 2007 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's premature to make forecasts about possible influence of Turkish parliamentary elections on Armenia, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburdyan told reporters Wednesday. "The parliamentary elections in Turkey reflect domestic processes and any forecasts about Armenia are premature, since the AKP's election program did not contain any provision referring to relations with official Yerevan. "Erdogan's party refrained from clearly representing its election platform. Only after the new government proceeds to work it will be possible to assess its positions," Mr Bayburdyan said. When asked whether the elections may demonstrate a retreat from the principles of a secular state, the RA Deputy FM said any remarks can be merely theoretical at the moment, "for we base on practical subject assessments," Novosti Armenia reports. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |