International Relations

ARF-D Participates in Socialist International’s Council in Costa Rica

January 31, 2012
Mario Nalbandian SI Costa Rica

The Council of the Socialist International met in San José, Costa Rica, on January 23-24, hosted by the National Liberation Party (PLN), bringing together more than 170 leaders and delegates from 60 social democratic, labor and socialist parties from around the world. Among them was Mario Nalbandian, ARF-D Bureau Member and Co-chair of the...
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ARF-D Takes Part In “Wider Europe” Conference

November 20, 2011
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Head of ARF-D International Secretariat Giro Manoyan participated in the “Wider Europe” International Conference that was convened on November 18-20, in Bishkek. The Conference was dedicated in the promotion of Parliamentary Democracy in Kyrgyzstan and was organized by the Ata Meken Socialist Party of the country and the Social-democratic Party of Sweden. Among the...
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AYF Armenia Participates In ECOSY Seminar

November 17, 2011
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The ARF-D Bureau’s Youth Office announced that on November 17-20, the European Community Organization of Socialist Youth (ECOSY) is conducting a seminar titled “Socialist approaches to economic and political issues” in Werftpfuhl, Germany. The seminar is hosted by the Kurt Löwenstein Educational Center who focuses mainly on the promotion of democracy, antiracism and gender...
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ARF-D Bureau Members Meet US Ambassador

November 3, 2011
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On November 3, ARF-D Bureau members Hrant Margaryan, Vahan Hovhannisyan and Levon Mkrtchyan met at ARF-D’s “Kristapor Mikaelyan” headquarters with the newly appointed US Ambassador John Heffern and Christopher Andersen, who is in charge of the Embassy’s Political Affairs section. During the meeting, that lasted more than an hour, the interlocutors discussed about Armenia’s...
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Armenia’s Youth Parliament’s ARF-D Faction’s Representative Took Part in the Session of the RA-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

November 3, 2011
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On November 3, the 12th session of the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee took place with the participation of the Youth Parliament’s representatives. The participants praised the role of the Youth Parliament in addressing and resolving issues. When asked by the secretary of the committee about the present problems and concerns that the youth in...
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Socialist International adopts resolution on the Mountainous Karabakh conflict

November 16, 2010
President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou speaking at the SI Council meeting in Paris

The Socialist International Council, meeting in Paris, adopted a resolution on the Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh issue, committing itself to continue its initiative for peace, aimed at building dialogue and confidence both within the International and and on the wider political stage. The SI Council qualified as “extremely positive step” its two meetings held in...
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ARF-D leaders make historic visit to Baku

October 16, 2010
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On Monday, 11 and Tuesday, 12 October, 2010, ARF-D Bureau member and Co-Chair of the SI Committee Mario Nalbandian (Nalpatian) and Director of the ARF-D Bureau’s International Secretariat Giro Manoyan took part in the meeting of the Socialist International Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea, in Baku, Azerbaijan hosted by...
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ARF-D Attends Socialist International Council at the United Nations

June 23, 2010
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NEW YORK–The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF-Dashnaktsutyun) participated in the Socialist International (SI) Council meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on June 21 and 22. In addition to ARF Bureau member Mario Nalbandian (Nalpatian) and SI vice-president Maria Titizian, the ARF delegation included four ARF Eastern U.S. representatives. Also in attendance...
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ARF-D participates in Socialist International Women Council meeting

June 19, 2010
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra June 17-18, 2010 Politicies on Gender Issues – The Driving Force for Social and Economic Development Over 40 representatives of member parties from 20 countries took part in the SIW Council Meeting, which took place in Andorra. Representing Armenia was Maria Titizian of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun and Vice President of the...
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ARF-D hosts SI Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea meeting in Yerevan

June 14, 2010
ARF-D hosts SI Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea meeting in Yerevan

YEREVAN — The Socialist International Committee for the CIS, the Caucasus and the Black Sea met in Yerevan, Armenia, on June 11-12, with 32 participants representing 15 parties from 13 countries, as well as the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists (PES). The committee meeting, the first ever in Yerevan, brought together...
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