Ara Nranyan, ARF-D parliamentarian and member of the ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia, spoke about the Armenian government’s forecast of the current economic conditions of the country in an interview with the Hayastani Zrucakic newspaper, published in the September 10 issue of the weekly. While the authorities have made an effort to illustrate growth in…
Speech by Vahan Hovhanessyan, leader of the ARF-D parliamentary faction and member of the ARF-D Bureau, at a panel discussion during the 20th Economic Forum for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in Krynica, Poland, September 9, 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen, In one week, the last preparatory meeting of the Enlarged Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary…
In an interview with RFE/RL, Armen Rustamyan, the chair of the ARF-D Supreme Council in Armenia said that the Dashnkatsutyun is in favor of the international recognition of the Nagorno (Mountainous) Karabakh Republic and in principle, is not opposed that Armenia be the first to recognize its independence. In response to the question that would…
On September 2 at 7:00 PM, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun is organizing a public meeting-celebration in Yerevan at the Dynomo Sports Arena dedicated to Artsakh’s Independence Day. This is an interview by the ARF-D Press Office with Armen Rustamyan, Chairman of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Council of Armenia. Question: Is this a celebration or a political…
“Statistical indexes, which relate to the Republic of Armenia must be studied, researched, discussed; however, I believe, that there is an unnecessary uproar connected with these indexes because all of those indexes are contentious,” Ara Nranyan, a member of the ARF-D parliamentary faction said in an interview with www.7OR.am. “Taking into consideration our economic condition,…
Russian Railways’ plans In an interview with the daily Aravot on August 6, Ara Nranyan a member of the ARF-D faction in the Armenian parliament said, “The leadership of the South Caucasus Railways (SCR) and Russian Railways has close ties to Azerbaijan’s political elite.” According to the parliamentarian the SCR is pursuing the creation of…
By Professor Ara Khanjian About a month ago, the National Assembly decided to privatize the pension system and adopted an extreme version of a private pension model, where 100% of employee pension payments will be allocated to private individual pension accounts. Along with the pension system, the National Assembly also radically changed the income tax…
On July 22 the International Court of Justice at The Hague recognized Kosovo’s independence as legal. In an interview with “Capital” the ARF-D’s director of International Secretariat Giro Manoyan noted that the decision presents an excellent opportunity to further intensify activities for the recognition of Artsakh. Manoyan believes that the logic behind the declaration of…
In 2014, Armenia will entirely switch to an accumulated pension system. Last week, the bill on “State Pensions”, which comprises of pension reforms, was discussed and passed with first reading at the special session of the National Assembly. According to the draft bill, in 2011 the voluntary option of the accumulated pension system would come…
I welcome all of you in Yerevan; to the motherland of all Armenians and the capital city of Armenia, Yerevan. For us it is a great honor and privilege to welcome all of you here. As members of the same large ideological family, we have much to do in our region and I am convinced…
