Interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to "Politique Internationale" Journal

ARMENIA AND THE WORLD \r\nAn interview with editorial staff of Politique Internationale\r\n\r\nPolitique Internationale — Mr Nalbandian, you were appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2008, after spending thirty years working abroad. How do you view the world today from the perspective of Yerevan? And what is Armenia’s place in the world?

Le discours de S. Exc. Monsieur Edward NALBANDIANMinistre des Affaires EtrangՌres de la Rռpublique d’Armռnie

Monsieur le Maire,Mesdames et Messieurs,Chers amis,Comme tous les ans depuis tant d’années – nous sommes réunis à la Mairie de Paris pour accomplir ensemble notre devoir de mémoire envers les victimes du génocide arménien du 1915 perpétré en Empire Ottoman. C’est l’occasion pour moi de remercier encore une fois l

Vartan Oskanian’s Farewell Speech to MFA Staff

I asked that you all gather here today so I can say thank you – to all of you: To the diplomats who have worked with me for these 10 years, and longer. To the technical staff who have made our work here and abroad possible. To our ambassadors who have worked hard, against great odds, to maximally promote our interests.  We can all be proud of our work, and we can all feel sa

Minister Oskanian Summarizes 2007 and Speaks of Expectations of 2008

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian held his first press conference of the new year. In what has become a tradition, he summarized the global and regional political context of the previous year and spoke about Armenia’s accomplishments and challenges. He described the regional and international conditions within which Armenia conducted its foreign policy. In no particular o

Minister Oskanian Speaks On Genocide Remembrance in Brussels

The Royal Conservatory of Belgium was full of diplomats, journalists and students on April 25 as Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian highlighted a Commemorative Evening under the auspices of the Armenian Embassy in Brussels. The Minister's talk, entitled "Remembering a Past, Forging a Future," addressed the n

Findings of monitoring of political programs broadcasted by private TV channels in the Republic of Armenia

The office of the Press Secretary of the President of the Republic of Armenia has for the third time monitored political broadcast of private Armenian TV channels. Along with channels traditionally broadcasting political shows, some other channels were monitored which do not have regular political programming, but have occasionally touched upon political topics. The monitoring was c

L’interview du Ministre des Affaires EtrangՌres Vardan Oskanian a l’agence ,,France-Presse,,

Gռnocide: le chef de la diplomatie armռnienne tend la main Ո la Turquie Le ministre armռnien des Affaires ռtrangՌres Vartan Oskanian a tendu la main Ո la Turquie pour normaliser les relations entre les deux pays, comme une ռtape-clռ vers un accord politique sur le sujet ultra-sensible du massacre d'Armռniens au dռbut du XXՌ siՌcle. "Pour l'Armռnie, la reconnaissance (du gռnocide)

« OBLIGER LES CANDIDATS A CHERCHER DES SOLUTIONS AUX PROBLEMES DE L’ARMENIE ».Quinzième anniversaire de l’indépendance, conférence « Arménie-Diaspora », visite de Chirac, crise russo-géorgienne et conflit du Karabagh, l’agenda de la diplomatie arménienne du mois de septembre a été

Speech by H.E. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs At the University for Peace Conference on Capacity Building for Peace and Development: Roles of Diaspora

In this conference of experts, I feel right at home. I am, by default, an expert on Diaspora. I was born in Syria, the heart of the Armenian Diaspora, came to the homeland for the first time as a Diasporan student -- and today, I am foreign minister of that homeland which has more of its nationals living in Diaspora, than at home. I appre

H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Addresses the students of the International Affairs Dept of Yerevan State Un

Thank you for giving me this opportunity today to speak with you. There is no more current theme today, in Armenia, than constitutional reforms. I¹m pleased to be addressing this theme with this audience today, because it is you students who will be affected by the changes which these amendments propose, and it is you who ca