The statement by Mikheil Saakashvili indicates that Georgia is not interested in Armenia-Turkey normalization as its geopolitical significance in the region will be minimized, Giro Manoyan, Head of the Hay Dat office in Armenia, member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) told NEWS.am. Earlier, in the interview with Echo of Moscow radio station, Georgian…
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ARF-D Going for Fundamental Solutions
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s 119th anniversary was solemnly marked at the Sundukyan Theater in Yerevan on December 21. ARF-D Bureau chairman Hrant Margaryan was the keynote speaker at the event. Margaryan focused on the recent events stemming from the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols on establishing diplomatic relations. Margaryan slammed Turkey’s hostile position towards Armenia…
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Rustamyan’s USA East Coast Tour a Success
Community Support for ARF’s Protocols Position Strong Armenia National Assembly member Armen Rustamyan concluded his USA East Coast tour on Dec. 13 after a guest appearance in New York at an even commemorating the ARF’s 119th anniversary. During his Dec. 9-13 visit, Rustamyan, who is chair of the National Assembly’s Committee on Foreign Relations and…
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ARF-D Leader Discards Azerbaijan’s War Rhetoric as “Not Serious”
The leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s faction in parliament, Vahan Hovhannesyan, discards as “not serious” the bellicose rhetoric routinely heard from Azerbaijan’s military top brass. The latest such statement (of several surfacing since September 1) was made on Saturday by Azerbaijan’s defense minister Safar Abiyev, who – ignoring OSCE persuasion against such rhetoric –…
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41% of Armenia’s economy in shadow: Artsvik Minasyan
No proposal of ARF Dashnaktsutyun was accepted by RA Government since it joined the opposition, even the ones presented when ARFD was in ruling coalition and were underway, are currently turned down. This proves the fact that RA authorities are guided not by political or economic expediency, but political conjecture, ARFD member Artsvik Minasyan told…
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ARF-D delegation meetings in Moscow
ARF Bureau member Mario Nalbatian, as Co-Chair of the Socialist International’s Committee on the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea Region had several meetings in Moscow on December 9-10, 2009 with Russian state and political circles. Accompanying Nalbatian was ARF-D Bureau member Levon Mgrtchyan and the director of the ARF-D Moscow office Yuri Navoyan.…
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ARF-D Representatives at the 8th PES Congress
The 8th Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) took place in the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, on December 7-8, 2009, with the participation of more than 1500 representatives of member parties, members of the European Parliament, government ministers from European member states, including representatives from sister parties and PES activists. Among…
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Armenian Parliament Debates Afghan Mission
The National Assembly on Monday began debating and looked set to approve the dispatch of a small contingent of Armenian troops to Afghanistan planned by the government. Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian confirmed that the 40-strong detachment is due to be deployed in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in February and to serve there under…
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ARF-D Leaders Meet with State Dept. Official
YEREVAN (ARF Press Office)—Director of the State Department’s Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts, Ethan A. Goldrich, visited the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Kristapor Mikaelian Center Monday and met with a high-ranking party delegation. ARF Supreme Council of Armenia chairman Armen Rustamian, ARF Bureau member Aghvan Vartanian and ARF Political Director Giro Manoyan met with…
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ARF-D Leader Blasts Russia
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun accused Russia on Tuesday of acting against the national interests of Armenia, Moscow’s closest regional ally, in its growing dealings with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Vahan Hovhannesyan, a member of the opposition party’s ruling Bureau, also chided former President Robert Kocharian, a longtime Dashnaktsutyun ally, for his scornful reaction…
