October 1, 2019
The Central Board of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party today proudly commemorates the glorious 98th anniversary of the ADL’s founding, saluting and honouring the fruitful accomplishments and unyielding devotion of our traditional party and its members.
It is a moment of national magnanimity, of decades of work and achievement, a moment to revalue a past engraved in golden letters, that we savour today.
Inspiring in particular is the anniversary of 2019, because today we are witnesses to fateful times for the revival and realisation of the ADL’s ideology on the soil of the homeland.
With this statement, the Central Board of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party intends to address words of high appreciation and encouragement to all the party members who constitute the party’s foundation, to our chapters, to devoted leaders and intellectuals, near or far, who for 98 years, with unbroken national passion and faith, have become torchbearers of the Ramgavar covenant, holding high the party’s tradition and heritage.
Despite the many difficulties and multifaceted challenges before us, the ADL — every Ramgavar party member — has consciously and with utmost care preserved its sacred covenant to serve the Armenian people, the Diaspora and the Homeland, through the ADL chapters operating in the densely Armenian-populated communities of Armenia, Artsakh, as well as South and North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.
With 98 years of progressive mindset, the ADL is also the pan-Diasporan platform for the understanding of Armenian rights and national liberalism, expressed through the voice, pen and deeds of its authoritative intellectuals and community figures, who have persistently struggled and continue to struggle to this day for the preservation of Armenian identity and the pursuit of claims, with full dignity and commitment.
The imperative of the Armenian people today is the progress of our independent homeland, the reorganisation of the Diaspora, the strengthening of the Armenian army, peace in Artsakh, and the just and complete resolution of our historical claims.
Across the world, we Ramgavars have pledged and pledge again today: TO SERVE OUR NATION AND HOMELAND.
Long live the ADL’s 98th anniversary.
Long live the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party,
Long live the Ramgavar Azadagan,
Long live the Armenian People,
Long live the Republic of Armenia,
Long live the Republic of Artsakh.
On behalf of:
CENTRAL BOARD OF THE ARMENIAN DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL PARTY
Raffi Balian | Secretary
Mike Kharapyan | Chairman
