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Meeting in Paris with the leaders of the French structure of the Dashnaktsoutyun Party

On 14 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with the leaders of the French structure of the Dashnaktsoutyun Party and discussed issues related to the Artsakh domestic and foreign policy, Artsakh-Diaspora cooperation and regional trends. The Head of the State considered the important and demanded such meetings, extending his gratitude to the…

Armenia ARF Elects New Supreme Council

YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation of Armenia held its21st Supreme Assembly over the weekend in Aghveran in the Kotayk district of Armenia. After hearing the biennial report from the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia, and assessing the realm of activities of for the ARF Armenia region, the Assembly elected a new Supreme Council comprised of the…

#ARTSAKHSTRONG Telethon in Australia raises $75,000

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: The second-ever #ARTSAKHSTRONG Telethon, which encouraged Armenian-Australians to donate to the “Republic of Artsakh Independence, Security and Peace Foundation”, raised a massive $75,000. On Monday, 19th March 2018, Armenia Media Inc.’s dual products, “Armenia TV” and “Armenia Radio” broadcast via Facebook Live and Sydney’s 99.3FM from 7pm to 10:30pm (local time). Nora…

Armenian-American Community Leaders Salute Artsakh President’s Successful Week in Washington

President Sahakian Led Artsakh Delegation on a First-ever Weeklong Series of Policy and Political Meetings in Nation’s Capital WASHINGTON—Armenian-American community leaders from across the U.S. gathered in Washington to congratulate Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) President Bako Sahakian on his successful visit to the nation’s capital this week, celebrating the growth of Artsakh’s ties to…

ANCA Briefs Artsakh President Bako Sahakian at National Headquarters

Shares ANCA Artsakh Advocacy and Youth Development Priorities with Visiting President and his Delegation WASHINGTON—Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) President Bako Sahakian was joined by his Foreign Minister Masis Mayilian, Parliamentarians David Ishkhanian and David Melkoumyan, and his Deputy Chief of Staff David Babayan at a policy briefing by national and regional leaders of the Armenian National…

ARF Editors, Media Representatives Hold Three-Day Conference in Yerevan

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) held a three-day media conference in Yerevan on March 10-12. More than 40 editors and representatives of various ARF publications and media outlets from over 12 countries—including the editors of the ARF Eastern U.S. publications the Hairenik Weekly (Armenian) and the Armenian Weekly (English) newspapers— took part in the…

ARF Participates in HDP’s Third Congress in Ankara

ANKARA, Turkey (Armenian Weekly) — The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dsahnaktsutyun (ARF) participated in the third congress of Turkey’s Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)—the second-largest opposition party represented in the Turkish Parliament—on Sunday. Despite most of its leadership being jailed by Turkish authorities, over 32,000 HDP members and guests participated in the Congress, entitled “We Will Win—No Matter…

ARF Calls for Faster Poverty Reduction In Armenia

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), President Serzh Sarkisian’s junior coalition partner, has said that it remains dissatisfied with the socioeconomic situation in Armenia despite “unprecedented” GDP growth achieved last year. The pan-Armenian party’s worldwide Bureau and decision-making body in Armenia reviewed the government’s economic and other policies at a special joint meeting held in…

ARF Representatives Meet with Possible Presidential Candidate Armen Sargsyan

YEREVAN (Armenian Weekly) — Representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau and the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia met with prospective Armenian Presidential candidate Armen Sargsyan on Monday at the ARF’s Yerevan headquarters. The ARF Bureau’s political representative Armen Rustamyan told reporters following the meeting that he and fellow party members had discussed with…

Jirair Reisian on losses of Armenian community in Syria: Recovering what is destroyed with determination and belief

(armenpress.am) Recovering what has been destroyed with determination and belief: Jirair Reisian – Armenian lawmaker of Syria’s Parliament, told ARMENPRESS talking about the situation in Aleppo, the recovery process. 2017 was full of difficulties, but also with positive developments. The Armenian lawmaker attaches importance to the liberation of Aleppo in December 2016 which gave hope…