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

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

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

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE CAUCASUS AND ARMENIA

Today, the world is witnessing and participating in the formulation of a new system. There is no bi-polar system any longer: it has been destroyed. Some think that that formulation has already taken place, but in reality, it does not exist. Today, we do not know whether we live in a uni-polar, multi-polar or some other kind of w

Statement by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the 11th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

It is a great honor for me to welcome you to Yerevan for the 11th Meeting of BSEC Foreign Ministers. This is the first time I participate in these meetings as Foreign Minister. I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm that progress and increased effectiveness in BSEC processes are key foreign policy commitments for Armenia.

THE GUARANTEE FOR THE STABILITY OF THE STATE IS A CONSTITUTION ADOPTED BY A REFERENDUM

I have the honor to present to your attention the basic provisions of the draft constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Commission of the Parliament of the Republic, putting emphasis merely on the most important principles and methodological issues. From the methodological viewpoint, the draft of the Constitutional Commission

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

Georgia

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia were established on 17 July 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Tbilisi was inaugurated in July 1993. The Consulate General of the RA in Batumi was established in April 2008. Ashot Smbatyan has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia since Sep

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