Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin discussed the political situation in Armenia with leaders of the political parties represented in parliament during a visit to Yerevan this week. The Deputy Foreign Minister met with members of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction. The sidies discussed the settlement of the Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Russian relations. Touching…
The National Assembly approved on Thursday a government-backed bill increasing from five to six days the length of a regular workweek for a large part of Armenia’s population. Corresponding amendments to the country’s Labor Code were passed in the first reading despite strong objections voiced by the parliament’s opposition minority. The amendments will enable employers…
YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun on Today called for a broad and concerted movement to define and defend “Voters’ Rights” in Armenia. The movement was outlined by the ARF’s Supreme Council of Armenia chairman Armen Rustamyan at a press conference in Yerevan. “The defense of all political and civic rights begins with the defense of voters’…
YEREVAN (ARF Press Office)—Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction leader and ARF-D Bureau member Vahan Hovhannesyan, during the meeting of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the EU “Eastern Partnership” (Euronest) on January 25 and 26 presented his proposal for the advancement of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership initiative. The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly is the…
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…
In September 1996, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation rejoined the Socialist International, which it had originally joined in 1907. In 2003, the ARF became a full member of the Socialist International, thus becoming the only party in the CIS with such a status. During the XXIII Congress of the Socialist International in June 2008 in Athens,…
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…
