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ARF World Congress Declaration
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
ARF World Congress issued declaration
YEREVAN - On July 1, after conclusion of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation 31st World Congress, a declaration was issued, the English
translation of which we provide below:
In closely examining the politico-national state of the homeland and
the Diaspora, the maximum potential of the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora
trinity, the Republic of Armenia's current domestic, socio-economic,
and ethical condition, as well as its principal challenges, the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation's 31st World Congress states:
1. Our goal of having a sovereign, democratic, lawful, and socially
engaged state, which is a player in regional and world politics,
remains unrealized.
2. In struggling to maintain its Armenian identity, the Diaspora
continues to find itself faced with adverse conditions which require
the highest level of involvement and unity to overcome.
3. The Artsakh conflict remains unsettled, the Republic of Nagorno
Karabakh has yet to receive de jure independence in the eyes of the
international community, and the military-political, inalterable gains
of the war we were forced into have not yet been secured.
4. Owing to the Turkey's continued denial of the Armenian Genocide and
refusal to address our calls for restitution, Armenian-Turkish
relations were doomed to failure from the outset. It is necessary that
Armenia withdraw its signature from the Armenia-Turkey 4. Protocols
immediately and, with this, close the case on these ill-fated
protocols.
5. Within the Republic of Armenia:
a. The current administration's socio-economic policies are not in the
interest of the majority of the country's denizens.
b. As poverty increases and confidence in the future dwindles,
out-migration has become a dangerous trend.
c. The government's political and economic policies have led to the
growth of monopolies, the lack of a free market, and wide-spread
dispossession.
d. The lack of protection of individual and collective rights and
freedoms has hindered social progress and the development of a
politically engaged citizenry.
e. The disparity between government promises and the realities of life
in Armenia have resulted in citizens losing faith in the democratic
process of a responsible government.
f. Moving forth from these statements, the World Congress announces:
The principal issue on the ARF's political agenda and in the
forthcoming general elections will be the realization of regime change
and systemic improvements, the establishment of nationally focused and
socially just policies, the efficient use of a healthy political
system, and the general advancement of Armenia.
We are confident that the citizens of Armenia and Armenians around the
world are able to focus their strengths to create a promising future
for our homeland and people.
We have the ability to ensure the sustainable development of our
country, a pro-Armenian solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
Turkish-Armenian relations, a just resolution to the Armenian
Genocide, and the safety of Javakhk Armenians, all without
jeopardizing our national achievements, goals and interests.
We can breathe new air into relations between Armenia and the
Diaspora, and ensure that in complementing one another's strengths, we
present a unified Armenian voice to the world. These relations must
become of the utmost importance, and the Diaspora must become more
politically engaged and organized.
We are obliged to make Armenia a strong, democratic, socially just,
and developed state, where the individual and people can look to the
future with certainty and hope, living prosperous and constructive
lives. We must be able to overcome internal division and hostility,
look past personal or group interests, establish a lawful and socially
just government, and place our country back on the right path.
At the doorstep of the 20th anniversary of the independence of the
Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation reaffirms its will and conviction to do both the possible
and impossible for Armenians and for the unwavering ascendance of the
republic.
ARF 31st World Congress
July 1, 2011
Dzaghgatsor, Armenia
From: Baghdasarian
http://asbarez.com/96930/arf-world-congress-declaration/
Friday, July 8th, 2011
ARF World Congress issued declaration
YEREVAN - On July 1, after conclusion of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation 31st World Congress, a declaration was issued, the English
translation of which we provide below:
In closely examining the politico-national state of the homeland and
the Diaspora, the maximum potential of the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora
trinity, the Republic of Armenia's current domestic, socio-economic,
and ethical condition, as well as its principal challenges, the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation's 31st World Congress states:
1. Our goal of having a sovereign, democratic, lawful, and socially
engaged state, which is a player in regional and world politics,
remains unrealized.
2. In struggling to maintain its Armenian identity, the Diaspora
continues to find itself faced with adverse conditions which require
the highest level of involvement and unity to overcome.
3. The Artsakh conflict remains unsettled, the Republic of Nagorno
Karabakh has yet to receive de jure independence in the eyes of the
international community, and the military-political, inalterable gains
of the war we were forced into have not yet been secured.
4. Owing to the Turkey's continued denial of the Armenian Genocide and
refusal to address our calls for restitution, Armenian-Turkish
relations were doomed to failure from the outset. It is necessary that
Armenia withdraw its signature from the Armenia-Turkey 4. Protocols
immediately and, with this, close the case on these ill-fated
protocols.
5. Within the Republic of Armenia:
a. The current administration's socio-economic policies are not in the
interest of the majority of the country's denizens.
b. As poverty increases and confidence in the future dwindles,
out-migration has become a dangerous trend.
c. The government's political and economic policies have led to the
growth of monopolies, the lack of a free market, and wide-spread
dispossession.
d. The lack of protection of individual and collective rights and
freedoms has hindered social progress and the development of a
politically engaged citizenry.
e. The disparity between government promises and the realities of life
in Armenia have resulted in citizens losing faith in the democratic
process of a responsible government.
f. Moving forth from these statements, the World Congress announces:
The principal issue on the ARF's political agenda and in the
forthcoming general elections will be the realization of regime change
and systemic improvements, the establishment of nationally focused and
socially just policies, the efficient use of a healthy political
system, and the general advancement of Armenia.
We are confident that the citizens of Armenia and Armenians around the
world are able to focus their strengths to create a promising future
for our homeland and people.
We have the ability to ensure the sustainable development of our
country, a pro-Armenian solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
Turkish-Armenian relations, a just resolution to the Armenian
Genocide, and the safety of Javakhk Armenians, all without
jeopardizing our national achievements, goals and interests.
We can breathe new air into relations between Armenia and the
Diaspora, and ensure that in complementing one another's strengths, we
present a unified Armenian voice to the world. These relations must
become of the utmost importance, and the Diaspora must become more
politically engaged and organized.
We are obliged to make Armenia a strong, democratic, socially just,
and developed state, where the individual and people can look to the
future with certainty and hope, living prosperous and constructive
lives. We must be able to overcome internal division and hostility,
look past personal or group interests, establish a lawful and socially
just government, and place our country back on the right path.
At the doorstep of the 20th anniversary of the independence of the
Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation reaffirms its will and conviction to do both the possible
and impossible for Armenians and for the unwavering ascendance of the
republic.
ARF 31st World Congress
July 1, 2011
Dzaghgatsor, Armenia
From: Baghdasarian