Speech by His Excellency Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia at the Pro-Armenia Conference Armenia in the 21st Century

Thank you for inviting me to speak on Armenia and Armenians in the 21st century. It's a special pleasure to be able to do that in a hall full of people who not only know where Armenia is and who Armenians are, but also where Armenia was and who Armenians have been in the last 4000 years. You all come from countries where there

STATEMENT BY Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIAAT THE 31st GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO

  Mr. President, Mr. Director General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I would like to greet the representatives and delegates to the 31st General Conference of UNESCO. And I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Preside

STATEMENT BY Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN

Allow me to begin by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that this 55th session will be most effective and successful under your guidance. I would like to express our appreciation to your predecessor as well, Dr. Gurirab, for his skillful leadership. And, I welcome Tuvalu to the United Nations as a new member.

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER QULIYEV DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR TABIBIAN TO THE SPECIAL PERMANENT COUNCIL

Thank you Madam Chairperson,   My delegation would like to join the others in welcoming the distinguished Foreign Minister of our neighbor Azerbaijan to Permanent Council. We did in fact listen very carefully, as we do and ought to do, since what our neighbors say, do and think are of great consequence and interest in my coun

Address by Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Armenia At the Dinner Hosted by Mr. Daniel Tarschys Secretary General of the

We appreciate this opportunity to come to the Council of Europe. We consider this a significant forum in which questions dealing with democratisation, security and stability in Europe can be discussed. Ever since our independence we have tried to communicate our interest to become part of Europe, to participate in its evolution, to contribute

Peaceful, Creative Work For The Sake And Glory Of Our Five-Year Old Independent Statehood

Dear compatriots, In my address to you last year, I expressed hope that 1995 would be a year in which the hardships of our people would be alleviated and tangible results of the independent statehood would be exhibited. Today I can state with deep satisfaction that my optimism was completely justified. Unlike previous years, 1995 be

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

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Armenia is a full member of the Council of Europe (CoE) since 25 January 2001. Armenia’s accession process to the Council of Europe started in 1995. On 26 January 1996, the National Assembly of Armenia was granted special guest status at the CoE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE). On 9 November 2000, according to the Committee of Ministers Resolution 2000/13, Armenia received an invitation to be

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE FRANCOPHONIE

THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE  Useful links: http://www.cde.am/ http://www.francophonie.org/ General information on the International Organization of La Francophonie The International Organization of la Francophonie (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) was founded in 1970 and is an international institution responsible for the preservation and dissemination o

European Union

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union (EU) were established on 10 August, 1992. On 18 December, 2023, Ambassador Tigran Balayan, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the European Union, presented his credentials to Charles Michel President of the European Council.  On 4 September, 2023, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos, Head