Maria Titizian Vice President, Socialist International ARF-Dashnaktsutyun, Armenian socialist party IUSY BSAC Leaders’ Conference “Committed to making changes” 4 – 6 December, 2009, Kiev, Ukraine The problem with strengthening social democracy in the region is the deficit or absence of democracy itself primarily in the post-Soviet republics, including some in the Black Sea region. In…
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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…
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ARF-D Unveils Roadmap to Regime Change in Armenia
YEREVAN — On Oct. 23, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) unveiled a detailed plan — called a “roadmap to regime change” — saying that for Armenia to persevere and survive, fundamental changes are needed to its socio-economic, political, and governmental structures. These changes, it argued, were to ensure the pursuit of a national agenda. Speaking…
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Another World is Possible
An Interview with Khatchig Der Ghougassian Another world is possible: One where economics are based on justice, democracy is founded in principle, human rights are cherished and protected, and diversity is shared and celebrated. In an exclusive interview with Haytoug, Khatchik DerGhougassian, a professor of International Relations at the Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina,…
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ARF-D Member Quits Armenian Security Body
Armen Rustamyan, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), resigned from Armenia’s National Security Council on Thursday in accordance with the party’s recent withdrawal from the governing coalition. Rustamyan served in the presidential body comprising the top state officials in his capacity as chairman of the Armenian parliament’s committee on foreign affairs. Like other…
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STATEMENT on the Cessation of ARF-D’s Participation in the Political Coalition
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation announces the cessation of the its participation in the political coalition. We deem it necessary to explain this step in view of its political significance and consequences, and the public’s interest. First of all, the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun joined the coalition in order to overcome through the unity of forces the crisis facing…
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ARF-D Candidate Threatens Coalition Exit
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun could go as far as to pull out of Armenia’s governing coalition if the upcoming municipal elections in Yerevan are marred by “blatant” irregularities, the party’s top election candidate warned on Friday. “We would not only make a statement not recognizing the election results but take many other actions,” Artsvik Minasyan,…
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Putting People Above Profit: An Interview with Dr. Ara Khanjian
For its Fall issue, the Armenian Youth Federation’s Haytoug publication sat down with Dr. Ara Khanjian for a candid discussion on the socio-economic realities in Armenia and how the nation could overcome the challenges that have relegated many of the country’s population to a life of poverty and social inequality. Haytoug: Armenia has been recording…
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Statement on Armenian-Turkish Relations
The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun held a special plenary session in Yerevan on September 9-10. The main issues on the agenda were the complicated military and political situation created in the region and Armenian-Turkish relations. After thoroughly discussing the internal and external challenges facing Armenia, the plenary session of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Bureau considered…
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DECLARATION of the Participants of the Rally of 2 September 2008
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Artsakh[1] movement and on the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Mountainous Karabakh[2], we, the participants of the public rally organized by the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun and held in Yerevan on 2 September 2008, assert: The recent war and developments in the South Caucasus have…
