Statement by Minister Oskanian At the Commemorative Dinner Held

On behalf of the People of Armenia, President Kocharian and the members of Government, I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your presence here today. The loss of Prime Minister Sargsyan, Speaker Demirchian and the other political leaders will be tremendous for our nation, as they had all committed many years of public servic

DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

After a careful rereading of the Chairman's perception paper of the Charter for European Security (PC.SMC/48/99) this delegation would like to make the following comments addressed at the overall orientation of the draft. We will contribute more specific editorial suggestions as drafting activities progress. May we at the outset expr

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.

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

THE POLITICS OF PROMISES

The topic of this conference is regional cooperation and regional integration. Regional cooperation is like motherhood--no one is against it. But like the weather, no one seems to be able to do anything about it. We begin with different approaches to regional cooperation today. If I understand the positions of the three republics, the f

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

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

The OSCE is one of the largest regional political organizations dealing with the security issues. As of today it encompasses 57 participating states from Europe, Central Asia and North America. OSCE approaches to security are multidimensional and comprehensive. The activity of the organization proceeds in 3 dimensions, so-called "baskets" - politico-military/security, economic-environmental and h

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