Gagik Melikyan: thanks to Cavusoglu, Europe starts conceiving what “democratic” Turkey isJune 26, 2010 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenian parliamentary group Gagik Melikyan said that, in his opinion, after the election of Mevlut Cavusoglu to the post of PACE President, Europe has started conceiving what “democratic” Turkey is. According to him, if things continue developing the same way, soon representatives of PACE delegations will be have to deliver speeches in turbans or Muslim kerchiefs. “If it is acceptable for Europe, let it be so,” Minasyan told a press conference. Referring to recent reports in PACE, Minasyan noted that they are a result of the Turkish-Azerbaijani lobby’s efforts. “Cavusoglu has not grasped yet that he is representing PACE, he thinks he is the chairman of Turkey’s Mejlis,” concluded Melikyan. 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 | Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |