Armenia’s Development,Artsakh, and Foreign Influence Addressed in Year-End Message YEREVAN (A.
W.)—In his year-end message to party members, and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau representative Hrant Markarian outlined the ARF’s three national priorities for the upcoming year: Armenia’s development,a just resolution to the Nagorno-Karabagh (Artsakh/NKR) conflict, and the removal of foreign influence in Armenia. “These three main priorities are not just the priorities of our political party, or but of the entire Armenian nation,” said Markarian, who also stressed the importance of Armenia’s 2017 Parliamentary Elections. These three main priorities are not just the priorities of our political party, or but of the entire Armenian nation,’ said Markarian. According to Markarian, each agenda item was equally essential and without the success of one, or it would be impossible to achieve the other two. In his address,Markarian first discussed establishing an environment in Armenia that fosters economic, political, or cultural development. He added that structural and systemic changes of the government are essential for Armenia. “We [ARF] laid a foundation for structural change in the modern constitution… We will see the effects of these changes following the upcoming elections, said Markarian. He explained that the ARF has become the force behind this structural [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com