32nd ARF World Congress Concludes, Elects New Bureau

By Weekly Staff on January 24, 2015

YEREVAN–The 32nd World Congress of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) concluded on Jan. 24. ARF delegates, leaders, and
observers had hailed from around the world on Jan. 16 for the
week-long meeting, which is the party’s highest decision-making
assembly.

The 32nd World Congress of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)
concluded on Jan. 24.

The Congress examined the activities of the ARF in the past cycle, and
outlined priorities–political and strategic–for the upcoming term. The
Congress discussed Armenia’s domestic state of affairs, foreign
policy, and matters of national importance.

The Congress also elected its leadership for the next four years. The
new ARF Bureau members are:

Vigen Baghoumian (Iran)

Viken Yakoubian (U.S.)

Hagop Khacherian (Lebanon)

Hrant Markarian (Armenia)

Giro Manoyan (Armenia)

Khatchig Mouradian (U.S.)

Beniamin Bouchakjian (Lebanon)

Hagop DerKhatchadourian (Canada)

Armen Rustamyan (Armenia)

Spartak Seyranyan (Armenia)

Mourad Papazian (France)

At its first plenary session, the ARF Bureau elected Hrant Markarian
as its chairman, and Armen Rustamyan as its representative of
political affairs.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress