Overview of Armenian press (August 26-September 2) Heated debates around the political situation and the fate of the oppositional coalition of four parties have filled the Armenian press. The Hayots Ashkhar newspaper predicts that the split between the members of the coalition will take place in September over the issue of participation in rallies.Newspapers have also discussed the unprecedented fact of participation of an official representative of Armenia in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Turkey. The Zhamanak newspaper wrote that the reaction of Armenian society on the incident is surprising especially given that no one is concerned with the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been recently "downgraded to a branch of the Russian Foreign Ministry." "Erdogan and Davutoglu are unlikely to abandon their support for Azerbaijan in the Karabakh issue. However, the 100-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide might urge them to take some concessional steps," the newspaper "Aravot" reports. "Hayots Ashkhar" writes that despite the fact that the Russian market have opened up new opportunities for Armenian goods, Armenian exports are running into problems due to the lack of transportation links.
Heated debates around the political situation and the fate of the oppositional coalition of four parties have filled the Armenian press. The Hayots Ashkhar newspaper predicts that the split between the members of the coalition will take place in September over the issue of participation in rallies.
Newspapers have also discussed the unprecedented fact of participation of an official representative of Armenia in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Turkey. The Zhamanak newspaper wrote that the reaction of Armenian society on the incident is surprising especially given that no one is concerned with the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been recently "downgraded to a branch of the Russian Foreign Ministry."
"Erdogan and Davutoglu are unlikely to abandon their support for Azerbaijan in the Karabakh issue. However, the 100-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide might urge them to take some concessional steps," the newspaper "Aravot" reports.
"Hayots Ashkhar" writes that despite the fact that the Russian market have opened up new opportunities for Armenian goods, Armenian exports are running into problems due to the lack of transportation links.
