On May 5, 2007, Minister Oskanian received OSCE Chairman-in-Office Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos who was in Yerevan as part of a regional trip.

Minister Oskanian welcomed the OSCE Spanish Chairmanship’s visit to Armenia, stressing its importance for Armenia-OSCE cooperation and as a powerful incentive for broadening the scale of ongoing cooperation.

The two discussed the latest developments in the Nagorno Karabagh peace process. Minister Moratinos shared his impressions from his meetings in Azerbaijan on the previous day and restated OSCE support for the peaceful resolution of the problem.

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office presented the OSCE agenda for 2007 and singled out the main priorities of the organization’s activities within the spheres of human rights, military-political, economic and nature preservation. 

Minister Oskanian noted that Armenia is interested in the further institutional strengthening and development of the OSCE. The speakers also turned to the OSCE reforms and the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia, mainly in the field of protection of human rights. They reflected on the results of the May 12 parliamentary elections in Armenia and Minister Moratinos congratulated his counterpart for th well-organized and conducted elections.

The Spanish and Armenian ministers also discussed bilateral questions. Minister Moratinos confirmed Spain’s intention to open an embassy in Yerevan next year, and Minister Oskanian indicated Armenia’s readiness to reciprocate, thus deepening  bilateral cooperation. The Ministers talked about paying special attention to political, economic and cultural cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, Minister Moratinos invited Minister Oskanian to pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Spain.