STATEMENT BY Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AT THE 9TH MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE OSCE

Honorable Chairman,  Minister Geoana,  Esteemed Colleagues,  Distinguished Guests, This annual gathering of the Ministerial Council in Bucharest demonstrates that the OSCE is alive and well. Through its various incarnations, the OSCE has overcome not only radical transformations in the international

STATEMENT BY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA at The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenoph

Mr. President, Ms. Secretary General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, allow me to congratulate you and the other elected members of the Bureau and to wish you success in carrying out your mandate at this highest podium. Let me also acknowledge the Secretary General of the World Con

S T A T E M E N T BY HIS EXCELLENCY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Mr. Chairman, Thank you. I would like to congratulate Lord Robertson on his appointment as NATO Secretary General. I would also like to join the others in welcoming Ireland in Euro-Atlantic Partnership Community. This partnership has truly played significant role in the past. It has, at the beginning of the 21st century, the necessar

Statement by Vartan Oskanian The Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Armenia At the UN General Assembly

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: Mr. President, May I begin by congratulating you on your election as President of this 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that the skills and vast experience you have acquired throughout your

Statement by Vartan Oskanian The Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Armenia At the UN General Assembly

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: Mr. President, May I begin by congratulating you on your election as President of this 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that the skills and vast experience you have acquired throughout

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

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.

Address by Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs  of the Republic of Armenia To the Permanent Council Meeting of the OSCE

Mr. Chairman, distinguished representatives. First may I thank for your kind words welcoming me to this Council and I am truly honored to speak before this distinguished audience today. Mr. Chairman, We are at this moment witness to a precariousness that is not only characteristic of certain regions of the world but of Eur

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