ARF 30TH CONGRESS OPENS MAY 21
Yerkir
20.05.2008 12:40
Yerevan (Yerkir) – The official opening ceremony of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation 30th congress will be held at the
Armenian Government Conference Hall at 12:00 on May 21. ARF Bureau
representative Hrant Margarian is to make a speech.
The congress then will continue in Tsakhkazor in closed-door sessions.
Delegates from ARF bodies operating in 30 countries will attend
the congress.
After Armenia regained its independence, the ARF has held its 28th
(in 2000) and 29th (2004) congresses in Armenia. In 1992, the 25th
congress opened in Yerevan but it had to continue in France after
the Armenian authorities prevented it.
The party’s congress is held once in four years and outlines the
party’s political strategy. At the end of the congress, delegates
elect members of the party’s top executive body, the Bureau. Bureau
members represent various countries, and its headquarters is located
in Yerevan.