RA PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE ARF CONGRESS

armradio.a
21.05.2008 14:39

President Serzh Sargsyan addressed the 30th Congress of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF). The President stated, in part:

"I greet the Deputies and the guests of the Congress of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation.

ARF has traditionally had its unique role in the political life of
both the Motherland and Diaspora as a political force the biography of
which is closely interrelated with contemporary Armenian history, our
peoples’ struggle for liberation, recognition of historical justice,
preservation of the Armenian national identity and the process of
contemporary heroic fights.

Being one of our traditional parties, Dashnaktsutyun managed to
reestablish in the Motherland, raising the culture of political
struggle to a new qualitative level. As party represented in the
Parliament, today it forms part of the coalition, bringing its
important contribution to the stability and development of our country.

Today our country faces two major problems, the solution of which
requires the unification of efforts of the whole Armenian nation,
and every individual and organization concerned with the fate of the
Motherland plays its role in overcoming these challenges. We must
modernize the political field and economy, restore public conformity,
regaining the international image of the country, give a deeper
connotation to Armenia-Diaspora ties, reach the peaceful settlement
of the Artsakhi issue.

These problems are not unsolvable and require joint work, clarity of
views and purposes.

I hope that together with our relable partner – the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation – we shall manage to build a more democratic,
defended and firm state.

I wish success and fruitful activity to the Congress."