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    ARFD: ZARUHI POSTANJYAN MISUSED PACE TRIBUNE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    01.02.2010 21:05 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ During the discussion of John Prescott and George
    Colombier's report on March 1, 2008 events in Yerevan, Zaruhi
    Postanjyan made a statement, with the approbation of Armenian
    delegation.

    "Instead of focusing on the report, Zaruhi Postanjyan went on to make
    accusations against ARF Dashnaktsutyun, which can't share opposition's
    viewpoint, having been a part of ruling coalition during tragic
    events," member of PACE Armenian delegation and ARFD parliamentary
    group, Armen Rustamyan said.

    Commenting on Zaruhi Postanjyan's statement, characterizing
    Dashnaktsutyun as a fake opposition, unable to represent oppositional
    views at PACE, Armen Rustamyan noted, "It's for Armenian society and
    not PACE to decide whether Dashnaktsutyun is a true opposition."

    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun is an Armenian
    political party founded in Tiflis (Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia)
    in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian
    The ARF has the largest number of members from the political parties
    present in the Armenian Diaspora, having established affiliates in
    more than 200 countries.

    The ARF Dashnaktsutyun led the effort toward the establishment of
    the first Armenian Republic in 1918 and was the party in power for
    the duration of its existence. Following the Sovietization of Armenia
    in 1920, the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun was banned by the Communists and its
    leadership exiled.

    In the Diaspora, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun fought Soviet rule over
    Armenia and championed the cause of Armenian rights and independence;
    it played a leading role in organizing a social and cultural framework
    aimed at preserving the Armenian identity.

    The ARF Dashnaktsutyun officially re-emerged in Armenia during the
    dissolution of the USSR, in 1990.

    On December 28, 1994, the activities of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun were
    "temporarily suspended" by the Armenian authorities. In view of
    the political nature of the anti-ARF interdictions by the Armenian
    authorities, the ARF continued to operate in Armenia. On February 9,
    1998, less than a week after the resignation of the then president
    Ter-Petrossian, the Justice Ministry lifted the ban on the ARF
    Dashnaktsutyun.
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