On March 12, Minister Oskanian met with Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. During the meeting, the two spoke of the presidential elections in Armenia and post-electoral developments. Upon the gues

Minister Oskanian received Ambassador Geert Ahrens, head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) long-term election observation mission, on the occasion of completing his mission. During the March 6 meet

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission has released its third interim report on Armenia’s Presidential elections. The report reaffirms the ODIHR Election Observation Mission’s assessment th

Ս.թ. մարտի 6-ին ՀՀ արտաքին գործերի նախարար Վարդան Օսկանյանն ընդունեց ԵԱՀԿ/ԺՀՄԻԳ դիտորդական առաքելության ղեկավար, դեսպան Գերտ Արենսին (Geert-Hinrich Ahrens) առաքելության ավարտի կապակցությամբ: Հանդիպման ընթացքում ՀՀ ԱԳ նախ

Early this morning, there was a serious violation of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan in the northeastern border area of Martakert region, in northern Nagorno Karabakh. This differs from previous breaches of the ceasefire that we have experienced

QUESTION: What can you say about Azerbaijan’s flurry of activity following Kosovo’s declaration of independence?   ANSWER: Azerbaijan is in a clear panic over what they are afraid might become the Kosovo precedent. They are

On February 27, 2008, Samvel Mkrtchian, met with David Hobbs, Newly-Appointed Secretary- General of the NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly, who has taken up his office since January 2008. During the meeting, the two discussed NATO&rsq

On February 26, 2008, Minister Oskanian received the delegation led by Ilkka Kanerva, OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Finland. During the meeting, the two discussed the presidential elections held in Armenia on Febr

Minister Vartan Oskanian presented the opening remarks at a conference entitled ‘Tolerance and Xenophobia in the South Caucasus region’. The one-day conference took place on February 25, 2008, and was dedicated to the 20th anniversary

On February 25, 2008, Minister Oskanian received a delegation headed by Ján Kubiş, Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic and Chairman of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. During the meeting, the two Foreign M