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.

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

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Armenia-NATO partnership relations date back to 1992 when Armenia joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (Armenia is a member of EAPC since 1997). Armenia's cooperation with NATO has gradually broadened since Armenia joined the Partnership for Peace in 1994. Starting from 2006 the political dialogue and partnership cooperation in various

BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION

The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was established on June 25, 1992, in Istanbul, with the signature of the Summit Declaration by the Heads of State and Governments of eleven countries – The Republic of Albania, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Moldova, Romania,

UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)

Mandate United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations, mandated to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transition. Established in 1966 with the headquarters in Vienna and recognized as a specialized agency in 1985, UNIDO aims to promote industrial development f

Criminal record certificate

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Visa

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