An Exclusive interview by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to the Mediamax Agency

- Mr. Oskanian, you met your Turkish counterpart Sukru Sina Gurel in New York recently. Despite the fact that the bilateral meetings were initiated at the beginning of this year, the meeting with Gurel was the first one after Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem's resignation. Can we say that regardless of the political changes in Armenia

Address to the OSCE Permanent Council by Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. Chairman and Excellencies, Dear colleagues,  Mr. Chairman, Allow me first to thank you for extending this opportunity to me to address the Permanent Council on behalf of my country, the Republic of Armenia. There have been three Ministerials and one Summit since October 1998 when I last had the

Statement by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian at the 56th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express our appreciation and respect to H.E. Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the professionalism and dedication with whi

Speech by His Excellency Robert Kocharian President of the Republic of Armenia At the Plenary Meeting of the Council of the European Union

Ladies and Gentlemen, Our gathering here today marks a new qualitative beginning for our countries. We can now extend our co-operation with the European Union into new areas. I am confident that the cooperation council to be established under the provisions of the Agreement, will ensure the successful development of our partnershi

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 the Republic of Armenia Council of Europe, 50th Anniversary

Ladies and Gentlemen We have come here today to join the celebration of the Council of Europe's golden anniversary. Whether speaking from inside the Council or, poised at its periphery and ready to join, looking from outside in, it is a time for rejoicing, congratulation and even self-congratulation. It is also a time for sob

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

General information about Republic of Armenia

Official NameRepublic of Armenia (RA), short: Armenia FlagThe flag is tricolor with three horizontal and equal alternating stripes of red, blue and Orange (from top to bottom). The correlation between the width and length of the flag is 1/2.  The Coat of ArmsThe Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia is as follows: On a shield, positioned in the center, Mount Ararat is represented with Noa

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

China

General information  The Republic of Armenia attaches great importance to the further strengthening of friendly and mutually beneficial ties with the People's Republic of China, as well as to the establishment of new partnership relations. Diplomatic relations between two countries were established on April 6th, 1992. On July 1992 the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China was ope