Foreign Affairs

ARF-Dashnaktustyun expects a clear position from the Palestinian Authority

YEREVAN, August 29, 2015 (ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Press Office) – Recently Hikmet Hajiyev, the spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told the Azerbaijani media that Palestine is not planning to open an embassy in Armenia in the near future. According to the Azerbaijani ministry’s spokesperson, the Palestinian embassy in Baku contacted with the administration of the President and…

Russia Risks Losing Armenia As Ally, Says ARF-D Leader

(azatutyun.am) Russia will lose Armenia as an ally if it continues to supply arms to Azerbaijan in large amounts, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Tuesday. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) representative of the opposition party’s Bureau Hrant Markarian reacted to recent reports suggesting that Moscow has sold…

“The Agreement Is Not Ratified On The Part Of Armenia”, Four Parliamentary Parties Issue Statement

“The agreement is not ratified on the part of Armenia”, four parliamentary parties issue statement. On December 23, 2013 an extraordinary session of the Parliament was to be convened to vote the agreement signed on December 2, in Yerevan between the governments of Armenia and the Russian Federation concerning the trade of shares to of…

Hunchakian, RAG and ARF-D Political Parties Meet, Issue Joint Statement

On December 6, 2013 a meeting at Tekeyan Center in Beirut, Lebanon was held between Hrant Markaryan, ARF-D Bureau Chairman, a delegation of the Hunchakian Party Central Executive headed by Hagop Dikranian and Mike Kharabian, RAG Chairman. Below is the statement that was issued after the conclusion of the meeting. On the threshold of the…

ARF-D Sees Vagueness Around Customs Union Process

(source: azatutyun.am RFE/RL) – On November 20, Head of the ARF-D International Secretariat, Giro Manoyan told media representatives that his party is worried and discontent with the vagueness surrounding the Customs Union joining process because there is no concrete information about it and that “is not a sign of anything good” he said. “Vagueness causes…

Manoyan: Turkey’s Project To Reopen Railway “Aims At Azerbaijan”

(ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News) Giro Manoyan, director of the international secretariat of the Dashnaktsutyun, says Turkey’s consideration on reopening railway between Turkey and Armenia is aimed at ‘opening a position in negotiations with Azerbaijan.’ Manoyan was in Istanbul to attend the Socialist International meeting. Hüseyin Hayatsever [email protected] Turkey’s consideration about reopening the railway between…

Another BDP-ARFD High-level Meeting, a First in Istanbul

Yerevan (12 December) — A high-level meeting between delegations representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun and the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) of Turkey was held today in Istanbul. This was the first time since 1923 that an official ARF-D delegation was visiting Istanbul. The BDP delegation was led by Nazmi Gür, head of BDP’s foreign…

Margaryan Discusses Custom’s Union, Hovhanessyan Ambassadorship

(armenianweekly.com) – In an interview recently with the “Yerkrin Hartse” program in Armenia, Hrant Markarian, the chairperson of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau, presented the ARF’s stance on various problems facing the Armenian Republic. Since Sept. 3, he said, when Armenia decided to join the Russian-led Custom’s Union, most of the discussions and debates…

Rustamyan’s Three Questions To FM Nalbandyan About Customs Union

A closed-door session between Armenia’s Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandyan and members of the Parliament was held on September 10 where Armenia’s decision to join the Russian-led Customs Union was discussed. Head of ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, Armen Rustamyan spoke to media representatives about the three questions he posed to FM Nalbandyan. The first one was about…

ARF-D Press Release

The announcement in Moscow, of Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union was as much a landmark as it was a decision dictating great responsibility for the future of Armenia. It is possible to assume that at some point, considering the geopolitical state and developments, Armenia would join the Customs Union initiated by its strategic ally and…