During the discussion of John Prescott and George Colombier's report on March 1, 2008 events in Yerevan, Zaruhi Postanjyan made a statement, with the approbation of Armenian delegation.

“Instead of focusing on the report, Zaruhi Postanjyan went on to make accusations against ARF Dashnaktsutyun, which can’t share opposition’s viewpoint, having been a part of ruling coalition during tragic events,” member of PACE Armenian delegation and ARFD parliamentary group, Armen Rustamyan said.

Commenting on Zaruhi Postanjyan’s statement, characterizing Dashnaktsutyun as a fake opposition, unable to represent oppositional views at PACE, Armen Rustamyan noted, “It’s for Armenian society and not PACE to decide whether Dashnaktsutyun is a true opposition.”

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis (Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia) in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian The ARF has the largest number of members from the political parties present in the Armenian Diaspora, having established affiliates in more than 200 countries.

The ARF Dashnaktsutyun led the effort toward the establishment of the first Armenian Republic in 1918 and was the party in power for the duration of its existence. Following the Sovietization of Armenia in 1920, the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun was banned by the Communists and its leadership exiled.

In the Diaspora, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun fought Soviet rule over Armenia and championed the cause of Armenian rights and independence; it played a leading role in organizing a social and cultural framework aimed at preserving the Armenian identity.

The ARF Dashnaktsutyun officially re-emerged in Armenia during the dissolution of the USSR, in 1990.

On December 28, 1994, the activities of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun were “temporarily suspended” by the Armenian authorities. In view of the political nature of the anti-ARF interdictions by the Armenian authorities, the ARF continued to operate in Armenia. On February 9, 1998, less than a week after the resignation of the then president Ter-Petrossian, the Justice Ministry lifted the ban on the ARF Dashnaktsutyun.