Speech by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Conference on the Southern Caucasus- Political Challenges and Development Perspectives

I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you on our political challenges, on resolving conflicts and perhaps most importantly, on development. When I’m at the OSCE or at the Council of Europe, I speak with my foreign minister’s hat on. Here, in this more theoretical forum, I’d like to use the opportunity to speak

Minister Gives Pre-Election Interview Armenia in the Region,  Interview with Mr. Vartan Oskanian, MFA by Vahan Hovhannisian, Journalist, H1 Television Or

Vahan Hovhannisian: Good evening; We weren't able to arrange a debate today, but the list of topics to be covered is quite clear, and I don't think our conversation will suffer as a result. Mr. Oskanian, during these 20-25 days, Armenia's foreign relations have not occupied a significant place in this campaign. There

Statement by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian at the 56th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express our appreciation and respect to H.E. Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the professionalism and dedication with whi

MEDIAMAX INTERVIEW WITH VARTAN OSANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Q. Minister, what is your assessment of Armenian-Turkish relations today? Is there any activity? A. It is unfortunate, but true, that Armenian-Turkish relations today are - if we don't say non-existent - then completely unsatisfactory. I say unfortunately because today those relations could have been on a wholly different pla

Armenia seeks normalisation of relations

Armenia's Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian talks about the closed border with Turkey, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks and the role of the OSCE. The Caucasus region is a bridge between Asia and Europe; as such it is a very important region. What is your overall view of the geopolitical situation of Armenia? The Caucasus is a very complicated region. Historically there have

Republic of Moldova

General information The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Moldova were established on May 18, 1992. On 13 April 2023, Valeriu Civeri, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Kyiv) handed over his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan. On

Türkiye

General Information The Republic of Türkiye officially recognized independence of the Republic of Armenia on  December 24, 1991. Diplomatic relations, however, have not been established. Türkiye unilaterally closed its air and land borders with Armenia in 1993, thereafter reopened its air border in 1995. Armenia and Türkiye made several attempts to normalize bilateral relati

USA

General information The United States of America has recognized the independence of the Republic of Armenia on December 25, 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on January 7, 1992. The USA Embassy in Yerevan was established in February 1992. The Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C. was established in March 1992. The Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles

Slovenia

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Slovenia were established on July 12, 1994. On October 16, 2019 Ashot Hovakimyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Slovenia (with residence in Prague) presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor. On March 7,

International Conference on the Prevention and Condemnation of the Crime of Genocide

On December 14-15, 2010, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RA in cooperation with the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute organized an international conference titled “The Crime of Genocide: Prevention, Condemnation and Elimination of Consequences”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan opened the conference and a follow–up speech was delivered by the President of RA