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ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEES OPEN CONFERENCE IN YEREVAN
Tert.am
30.03.12
Representatives of Armenian national committees are now in Yerevan
to discuss the challenges facing the country.
Traditionally known as Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) committees of
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D), they
opened their fourth conference in Armenia's capital earlier today
to discuss the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide
and the activities towards advocacy campaign, as well as the legal
recognition of Artsakh and the current negotiation process.
Other issues on the agenda concerned measures to combat Azerbaijan's
anti-Armenian propaganda and Armenia's foreign policy challenges, and
the initiatives aimed to protect the Armenian population of Javakhk.
The discussion has brought together member of more than 25 Armenian
national committees.
Addressing the meeting, ARF-D Bureau member and lawmaker, Vahan
Hovhannisyan, focused on parliamentary diplomacy and the Armenian
Cause, noting that Armenian National Committee representatives in
both Armenia and abroad are not ready for diplomatic work on account
ofdifferent objective and subjective reasons.
"The Turkish and Azerbaijani lobbies use different resources,
centering on the material aspect. We have to understand, in this
context, that we cannot fight on their battlefield, pursuing material
interests. Our work is based on moral and ideal values," he said,
considering parliamentary diplomacy an important tool for representing
the Armenian interests.
As key challenges, Hovhannisyan pointed out to three issues:
international recognition of Genocide, enhancement of Armenia's
economic situation and the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"It is necessary to find a formula, ensuring their balance in an
accurate manner to find accurate solutions," he said. "The Armenian
National Committees have to work in a right manner, pursuing ideal
diplomacy and smoothing out the errors."
In his speech, Armen Roustamyan of the ARF-D bureau addressed the
foreign policy challenges, stressing the importance of using its
rich experience.
"Demanding our rights is the underlying idea behind Armenian Cause.
Not only acknowledgement but also compensation should be an integral
part of the Armenian Genocide recognition efforts. That shouldn't
scare us; we have to realize that we are invulnerable as long as we
are just," he said.
Addressing the Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and the Karabakh conflict,
Roustamyan called for being unanimous.
"We shouldn't resort to steps that would cause us to miss our chances
and close our ways," he said.
The conference also addressed other issues, such as the recent
developments in Middle East, Turkey's role, the activities of Hay
Dat and new challenges.
Tert.am
30.03.12
Representatives of Armenian national committees are now in Yerevan
to discuss the challenges facing the country.
Traditionally known as Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) committees of
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D), they
opened their fourth conference in Armenia's capital earlier today
to discuss the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide
and the activities towards advocacy campaign, as well as the legal
recognition of Artsakh and the current negotiation process.
Other issues on the agenda concerned measures to combat Azerbaijan's
anti-Armenian propaganda and Armenia's foreign policy challenges, and
the initiatives aimed to protect the Armenian population of Javakhk.
The discussion has brought together member of more than 25 Armenian
national committees.
Addressing the meeting, ARF-D Bureau member and lawmaker, Vahan
Hovhannisyan, focused on parliamentary diplomacy and the Armenian
Cause, noting that Armenian National Committee representatives in
both Armenia and abroad are not ready for diplomatic work on account
ofdifferent objective and subjective reasons.
"The Turkish and Azerbaijani lobbies use different resources,
centering on the material aspect. We have to understand, in this
context, that we cannot fight on their battlefield, pursuing material
interests. Our work is based on moral and ideal values," he said,
considering parliamentary diplomacy an important tool for representing
the Armenian interests.
As key challenges, Hovhannisyan pointed out to three issues:
international recognition of Genocide, enhancement of Armenia's
economic situation and the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"It is necessary to find a formula, ensuring their balance in an
accurate manner to find accurate solutions," he said. "The Armenian
National Committees have to work in a right manner, pursuing ideal
diplomacy and smoothing out the errors."
In his speech, Armen Roustamyan of the ARF-D bureau addressed the
foreign policy challenges, stressing the importance of using its
rich experience.
"Demanding our rights is the underlying idea behind Armenian Cause.
Not only acknowledgement but also compensation should be an integral
part of the Armenian Genocide recognition efforts. That shouldn't
scare us; we have to realize that we are invulnerable as long as we
are just," he said.
Addressing the Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and the Karabakh conflict,
Roustamyan called for being unanimous.
"We shouldn't resort to steps that would cause us to miss our chances
and close our ways," he said.
The conference also addressed other issues, such as the recent
developments in Middle East, Turkey's role, the activities of Hay
Dat and new challenges.