Member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau, head of Dashnaktsutyun’s parliamentary group in the Armenian National Assembly Vahan Hovhannisyan said that international recognition of Armenian Genocide is a priority for Armenia.

Speaking at Dashnaktsutyun’s Hai Dat Committee 4th forum in Yerevan, Hovhannisyan said: “Due to influence of some political forces, a question sometimes emerges in the Armenian society whether Hai Dat’s struggle is still pressing, how it will benefit Armenia, and what are its economic or financial advantages.”

“Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is the most urgent issue for us; all others are of secondary importance,” he declared.

Dashnaktsutyun representative said the Genocide still continues into today. “Closed borders, lack of communications, destruction of cultural monuments in Turkey and Azerbaijan, the state of war, all these are consequences of continuous Armenian Genocide,” he emphasized.

Hovhannisyan believes that domestic problems like the corruption, monopolies, poverty should also be tackled; the people must combat in all directions.

“Hai Dat is dealing namely with this, and whatever the rumors say, the Armenian people understands, accepts and shares the combat of Hai Dat,” he concluded.