Statement by  Minister Vartan Oskanian at the 10th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

Our unreserved appreciation for the work and dedication with which the Portuguese chairmanship has carried out its work and stayed the course, and to the Dutch for the work that awaits them in the coming year. This Porto Ministerial of 2002 coincides with the 10th anniversary of Armenia's membership as a participating stat

INTERVENTION BY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Mr. President, Secretary General, Dear colleagues, It is always a pleasure to be here and to exchange views with you. As the President said, I am not a stranger here.  I have been here several times, and if the number of my appearances here had been directly proportional to our chances to become a member of

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

Statement by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Meeting of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Foreign Ministers Session

I am very appreciative of the gracious hospitality extended to us by the Government of Luxembourg and I am quite pleased to address this high forum on the first anniversary of its establishment. We have come a long way since that historic moment, when our shared commitment to security cooperation in Europe led to the establishment

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

Iran

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran were established on February 9, 1992.    The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Tehran was established in December 1992.      By the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia dated October 31, 2024, Grigor Hakobyan was appointed Ambassador

France

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the French Republic were established on 24 February 1992. On October 25, 2024, Arman Khachatryan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia in the French Republic. On 28 July 2023 Olivier Decottignies, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the

Luxembourg

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg were established on 11 June 1992. On 16 December 2025, Joint Deaclaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Armenia and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was signed.  On February 14, 2024 official opening of the office of Armenia in Luxembourg was held. Օn October 20, 2020

Recognition

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915-23 widespread massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly exec

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

General information on UNESCO The official website of UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/member-states/ The page about Armenia on the Organization’s official website:    http://en.unesco.org/countries/armenia. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (referred to as UNESCO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations. On 16 No