An Armenian member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, Selina Dogan, has hailed the recent parliamentary elections in Armenia, congratulating Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his political team’s landslide success.
In comments to Tert.am, Dogan also expressed hope that the political transition will help create a platform for an Armenian-Turkish dialogue, allowing the two countries to seek renewed efforts towards reconciliation.
“Each and every one of us must use that opportunity. Availing myself of the chance too, I extend my warm greetings to the mothers who walked to the square during the demonstrations [in April],” she said.
Pashinyan’s political bloc My Step received 70.44% of the vote in the December 9 snap parliamentary elections.
Giro Manoyan says
Ms. Selina Dogan was not reelected to the Turkish parliament in their last elections. And it’s not because of whoever is in power Yerevan that Turkey refuses to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia and to lift its land blockade; Turkey’s negative position is based on the fact that it has conditioned its relations with Armenia with its relations with Azerbaijan. So long as that is not changed, there won’t be any change in Armenia-Turkey non-existent relations.
Vagharshak Sevulyan says
I hope border opening never happens , it is very bad for Armenia, Armenia survive without opening borders , Border opening never will be condition with Artsakh , Artsakh is Armenian land thousands years , Armenia instead should demand Serve Treaty that USA President Windrow Willsion drew map of Western Armenia , and of course 1915 or before years of Armenian Genocide , turks harms us many many times , it is not just 1915.
Vagharshak Sevulyan says
I hope not this does not reality , very bad for Armenia , These are traps from erdogan to destroy Armenia with zionist american jews , it is plan , also they trying very hard to spread LGBT , they are trying west powers to destroy our beautiful culture, shame if Armenian falls on this dangerous plot. Who is this turkish-armenian MP that even thinking such a bizarre situation , no matter it’s cost Armenian diaspora will stop , just opposite we should demand our right to get back WESTERN ARMENIA per Sevres treaty, and other things , time has arrived , latest news erdogan planning new attack on Kurds , just like that , no western powers , no zionist jews are saying nothing. Why we are not able rise our voice against all these unjust donen to Armenians , Greeks and Kurds. Shame on them, mean while talking about democrasy , justice , human rights . Peace never comes this way of wars in Anatolia..