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    Hay Dat expands activities

    Editorial

    Yerkir/arm
    3 June 05

    Armenian Revolutionary Federation's (ARF) Hay Dat Central Council
    opens in Yerevan on June 4. Hay Dat has offices in Washington,
    Brussels, and Moscow.

    The latest addition was the Beirut office, opened last year, to pursue
    the Hay Dat goals in the Middle East. Over 30 local and regional
    committees operate across the globe. The Central Council comprises the
    representatives of the mentioned offices, as well as representatives
    from Artsakh, Javakhk and Armenia.

    ARF Bureau members Karo Armenian and Hakop Ter-Khachatrian shared
    their views with Yerkir on the coming forum, the works of the offices
    and committees, as well as the results of the Hay Dat conference held
    in Yerevan in 2003.

    Touching upon the 2003 conference, Karo Armenian noted that it helped
    better understand the tasks to be undertaken in order to keep up with
    the international processes and present our views. New directions have
    been adopted in the United States, Canada, Europe, Moscow and the
    Middle East, and a completely new program has been put together.

    The Hay Dat activities were carried out in two fields: the
    international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and supporting the
    Armenian economy development process.

    When asked why the economy was included in the Hay Dat agenda,
    Armenian said, "It was included in our agenda because the development
    of the Armenian economy greatly hinges on foreign aid and
    international loans. These processes happen everywhere. We realized
    that the Hay Dat offices and committees could play a substantial part
    in supporting Armenia's diplomacy."

    In his turn, Bureau member Hakop Ter-Khachatrian noted that this issue
    was put on the Hay Dat agenda since Armenia's independence as an
    additional factor to support the basis of the Armenian state.

    "The Hay Dat offices and committees immediately engaged in the
    process, and a lot is being done today. Under the resolutions of the
    ARF General Convention, the Armenian Genocide recognition is no more
    the only goal of the Hay Dat. Supporting the development of the
    economy became an issue of our agenda. We backed the Armenian foreign
    diplomacy, in accordance to the ARF decisions, to aid Armenia as much
    as we can and to reinforce its international positions," said
    Ter-Khachatrian, adding also that the voice of the Armenian
    communities sound in all these processes, often having a vital role in
    the policies of governments.
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