SPEECH BY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ՁPROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL COO

Allow me to welcome you to Armenia, and to welcome the effort being made by this conference, its organizers and participants to promote the continuation of regional dialog on basic issues facing our collective future. I have no doubt that whatever the future holds for the Caucasus, we are in it together. Here, even more than

STATEMENT ADDRESSED BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. AHMET NECDET SEZER PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AT THE MILLENNIUM SUMMIT

Return to Mr. Kocharian's Speech Mr. President, (Madame President)   We are privileged to have two prominent statesmen, one from the northern, the other from the southern hemisphere, co-chairing this summit. It is also a tribute to the United Nations to see the President of Namibia presiding over t

Speech by His Excellency Robert Kocharian President of the Republic of Armenia At the Plenary Meeting of the Council of the European Union

Ladies and Gentlemen, Our gathering here today marks a new qualitative beginning for our countries. We can now extend our co-operation with the European Union into new areas. I am confident that the cooperation council to be established under the provisions of the Agreement, will ensure the successful development of our partnershi

Statement by Mr.Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Council of Europe, 50th Anniversary

Ladies and Gentlemen We have come here today to join the celebration of the Council of Europe's golden anniversary. Whether speaking from inside the Council or, poised at its periphery and ready to join, looking from outside in, it is a time for rejoicing, congratulation and even self-congratulation. It is also a time for sob

Statement by Mr.Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of

Ladies and Gentlemen, Lately, in my capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, I have found myself addressing a wide variety of audiences across several continents. But today, the opportunity to speak to you is unique. I am quite aware that the time and the place of this brief statement carry meanings that

Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Armenia

Your Excellencies, My Lords, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman. Please allow me to express my thanks for giving me the opportunity to present to you today certain perspectives from Armenia. I am honored to be here and to address such a distinguished group of individuals. I should also like to thank the British Armenian All

Edited Transcription of Talk by Mr.Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Indeed, I've been to many schools but the biggest school that I am going to now is my job. Truly, it has been very exciting to work five to six years as an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and now as Foreign Minister. These are historic times, and we are Present at Creation borrowing Dean Acheson's book title.

IV EC-Armenia Joint Committee Opening Statement

Welcoming remarks Throughout 1998 Armenia has taken decisive practical steps towards enhancing its relations with Europe, both at the bilateral and multilateral levels, as well as the political, economic and other levels. All our efforts have been directed to firmly securing Armenia's place in Europe and bringi

Statement by Mr.Vartan Oskanian

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished representatives Here we are again, at an OSCE Ministerial, on a journey began long time ago, in Helsinki. The journey has not always been a smooth one, nor the achievements continuous or to everyone's liking, but they have been cumulative, and they have helped progress towards greater security and

A REFERENDUM IS THE BEST WAY TO ADOPT THE CONSTITUTION

Current Armenian political thinking and public discourse are focused on the various interpretations of two prevailing ideas - national accord and national ideology - that are usually presented as remedies for the realization of all the hopes of the Armenian people. Great and profound as they are, these ideas however seem to be important