YEREVAN–A 2.6 percent growth in Armenia’s economy in 2010 reported on Wednesday by the National Statistical Service only benefited “oligarchs and the state budget,” while normal people experienced a sharp decline in wages and living standards, an economist and parliament deputy from the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashanktsutyun said Wednesday. “When we look at real life…
STEPANAKERT–Today, President of the Republic of Artsakh (Mountainous Karabakh) Bako Sahakyan met with members of the Artsakh Central Committee of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, led by chairman of the organization David Ishkhanyan. Domestic and foreign policy of the country were discussed during the meeting. President Sahakyan presented the achievements of the past year and the challenges…
YEREVAN – The National Assembly adopted in the final reading on Wednesday a controversial government bill allowing the existence of a limited number of foreign-language schools in Armenia. The two opposition parties represented in the 131-member legislature remained adamant in rejecting the bill. “With this package, we are clearing the way for the entry of…
YEREVAN — The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun called on members of parliament Monday to vote against a government proposed law that will radically privatize Armenia’s pension system. On June 24, 2010, the Republic of Armenia’s National Assembly decided to privatize its social security system by adopting an extreme version of a private pension model. The mandatory…
YEREVAN – A boycott by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun of an extraordinary year-end session of parliament has caused the government to postpone part of an extensive legislative package designed to push more than a hundred bills through parliament in a matter of days. The boycott led to the removal from the agenda of 24 out…
YEREVAN — The 120th anniversary of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun was marked at two events Sunday, the first a reception with the participation of other political party officials, embassy representatives and government figures, the second, a public celebration that brought together a capacity crowd representing a cross section of the city’s population at the Spandarian…
BY ALLEN YEKIKIAN LOS ANGELES – Academics, politicians and leading activists from Armenia and the Diaspora gathered at the University of California on Saturday, December 4, to explore the 120 year history of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, one of the oldest and most influential political organizations in Armenian history. Founded in Tbilisi, in 1890, the…
PARIS (ARF Press Office)—Representatives of Europe’s “Hai Tad” Committees came together at the Armenian Cultural House in Paris on November 13 for a pan-European Hai Dat Conference to address the EU’s approach to Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, the Caucasus, Genocide denial, and Turkey. Attending the conference were delegates from the Armenian National Committee, the Defense Committee of…
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…
YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary bloc voiced its opposition to a bill approved Tuesday which slightly increased the monthly minimum wage in Armenia, saying the increase was insignificant. The parliament approved a government-backed bill, which increased the wage from 30,000 to 32,000 drams ($90) The ARF urged for a sharper increase, calling on state and…
