Dashnaktsutyun hails quality of Armenian government's workJuly 19, 2017 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A joint session of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun Bureau and the Supreme Body was held on Monday, July 17, on the sidelines of which a declaration commending the quality of the government’s work was adopted. The ARFD said in the statement it has examined the political and social situation in Armenia and its strategic development priorities. “Armenia has entered a qualitatively new stage of development,” the statement said, adding that the country continues to face foreign political challenges that force it to make a transition to a progressive development policy. “The issue of security of both Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) continues to be the focus of the agenda.” Also, the ARFD hailed the quality of the government’s activities, citing the people’s expectations for positive changes. “Examining the results of the work done, the joint session of the ARFD Bureau and the Supreme Body states that Dashnaktsutyun’s involvement in the coalition with the Republican Party plays a central role in the process of implementing systematic and deep changes in Armenia,” the statement said. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) on May 11 signed a memorandum on establishing a political coalition. The agreement, signed at the presidential palace in downtown Yerevan, will remain in force until the expiration of the powers of the 6th Convocation National Assembly. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |