ARFD Hay Dat committees’ conference started in Yerevan today that will be held in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

In his opening address, ARFD bureau member Levon Mkrtchyan noted that the conference is aimed at unifying Armenian nation within the country, as well as in Karabakh and Diaspora for the settlement of national problems. “This does not mean we seek war or extremism, we simply wish to tackle national problems in compliance with our national interests,” Mkrtchyan said.

He stressed that start of the conference is marked by completion of ARFD Bureau meeting, where key issues were discussed. Mkrtchyan underlined that Bureau members made a point of the recent processes abroad, emphasizing that Armenia’s “adversaries” attempt to organize lobby based on ‘Armenian model’. They set up offices in various countries and intensify activities of the Diaspora structures. ARFD member considers that their objective is to sow discord within Armenian Diaspora along with strengthening their own lobby. “It is a serious signal and we should be on alert,” Mkrtchyan concluded.

This is the third conference of ARFD Hay Dat committees organized in Yerevan and Stepanakert. The members of ARFD Hay Dat committees, representatives of ARF Dashnaktsutyun bureau participate. The event is aimed at discussing strategy and further activities of Hay Dat in the light of recent international developments and challenges that Armenia and Artsakh currently face. Conference agenda includes the issue of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire and reparations, as well as reinforcement of Artsakh.

A.G.