ARFD 30th GENERAL MEETING OPENS IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Ma y 21, 2008
YEREVAN, MAY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The official opening of the ARFD 30th
general meeting took place on May 21 in the RA government sitting
hall. Nearly 100 deputies from 30 countries, as well as representatives
of government and parties making a coalition took part in the general
meeting.
The RA President’s greeting speech was read during the meeting,
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian, Chairman of Bargavach Hayastan Party
Gagik Tsarukian, RPA Vice-Chairman Galust Sahakian, Chairwoman of
NA Orinats Yerkir faction Heghine Bisharian spoke. Hrant Margarian,
a representative of the ARFD Bureau, made a greeting speech at the
meeting. After the end of the official part the ARFD 30th general
meeting will continue its proceedings in Tsakhkadzor, behind closed
doors.
The general meeting is the chief meeting of Dashnaktsutiun, which is
held once every four years. As Armen Rustamian, a representative of
the ARFD Supreme Body, said, after Armenia’s independence the ARFD 28th
(in 2000) and 29th (in 2004) general meetings have been convened in the
country. The ARFD 25th general meeting that opened in 1992 in Yerevan
was hampered by the authorities and compulsorily continued in France.