New ARF Supreme Council of Armenia Elected
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YEREVAN (Yerkir Media)—A the conclusion on Sunday of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Armenia Regional meeting, known as the ARF Supreme Convention, a new ARF Supreme Council of Armenia was elected.
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The convention, which kicked off on Friday in Aghveran, elected a new body, which will formulate and carry out the party’s policies in Armenia for the upcoming two years.
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The new body is comprised of Armen Rustamian, Artsvik Minasian, Aghvan Vartanian, Lilit Galstyan, Hratch Tadevosyan, Mikael Manoukyan, Petros Meghryan, Artashes Nikoyan, Hovhannes Tadevosyan, Vartan Aleksanyan and Samvel Yeranyan.
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The Supreme Convention re-approved a decision by the previous Supreme Council, which was announced Thursday, regarding the party’s decision to not take part in the soon to be formed new government of Armenia.
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The Convention reiterated the ARF’s earlier position that it will closely monitor the government’s activities and assess how it is incorporating a seven-point plan proposed by the ARF in order to determine the level of cooperation the party will have with the government.
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“Our goal is and has been to strengthen Armenia’s statehood and to ensure a decent and prosperous life for our citizens,” explained the ARF’s statement on Thursday.
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The newly-elected Supreme Council is scheduled to meet with the press on Tuesday to discuss details from the Convention. Asbarez will carry developments from the meeting in upcoming editions.
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