International Relations

ARF-D Youth Parliament Faction’s Representative Took Part in the Session of the RA-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

On November 3, the 12th session of the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee took place with the participation of the Youth Parliament’s representatives. The participants praised the role of the Youth Parliament in addressing and resolving issues. When asked by the secretary of the committee about the present problems and concerns that the youth in Armenia…

Socialist International adopts resolution on the Mountainous Karabakh conflict

The Socialist International Council, meeting in Paris, adopted a resolution on the Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh issue, committing itself to continue its initiative for peace, aimed at building dialogue and confidence both within the International and and on the wider political stage. The SI Council qualified as “extremely positive step” its two meetings held in Yerevan…

ARF-D leaders make historic visit to Baku

On Monday, 11 and Tuesday, 12 October, 2010, ARF-D Bureau member and Co-Chair of the SI Committee Mario Nalbandian (Nalpatian) and Director of the ARF-D Bureau’s International Secretariat Giro Manoyan took part in the meeting of the Socialist International Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea, in Baku, Azerbaijan hosted by SI…

ARF-D Attends Socialist International Council at the United Nations

NEW YORK–The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF-Dashnaktsutyun) participated in the Socialist International (SI) Council meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on June 21 and 22. In addition to ARF Bureau member Mario Nalbandian (Nalpatian) and SI vice-president Maria Titizian, the ARF delegation included four ARF Eastern U.S. representatives. Also in attendance were…

ARF-D participates in Socialist International Women Council meeting

Andorra la Vella, Andorra June 17-18, 2010 Politicies on Gender Issues – The Driving Force for Social and Economic Development Over 40 representatives of member parties from 20 countries took part in the SIW Council Meeting, which took place in Andorra. Representing Armenia was Maria Titizian of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun and Vice President of the Socialist…

ARF-D hosts SI Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea meeting in Yerevan

YEREVAN — The Socialist International Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea met in Yerevan, Armenia, on June 11-12, with 32 participants representing 15 parties from 13 countries, as well as the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists (PES). The committee meeting, the first ever in Yerevan, brought together representatives…

ARF-D Bureau Chairman Hrant Margaryan’s welcoming remarks

I welcome all of you in Yerevan; to the motherland of all Armenians and the capital city of Armenia, Yerevan. For us it is a great honor and privilege to welcome all of you here. As members of the same large ideological family, we have much to do in our region and I am convinced…

ARF-D participates in the Socialist International committees’ work

The meeting of the Socialist International Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources was held in Moscow, on 4 June 2010. The meeting was hosted by A Just Russia Party and chaired by Christoph Zöpel (SPD, Germany), Chair of the Committee. The meeting’s agenda included a) Preparation of a draft resolution for the SI…

ARF-D takes part in party conference in Kurdistan region

A delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (Armenian socialist party) attended the third congress of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, in the city of Suleimania, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The ARF-D was represented by Bureau member Dr. Mikirdits Mikirditsian and ARF-D International Secretary Giro Manoyan. Attending the openings session of the congress,…

ARF-D participates in the conference on social democracy in the South Caucasus

On 26, 27 and 28 March the European Forum, together with the Party of European Socialists (PES) and the Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D) organised in Tbilisi, Georgia, a fact-finding mission and an ensuing conference on social democracy in the South Caucasus. The conference, held on 27 and 28 March,…