Hranoush Hakobian, the Head of Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for Relations with Diaspora had a meeting with the leadership of Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Academicians

On July 1 in the National Academy of Sciences Hranoush Hakobian had a meeting with Radik Martirossian, President of the National Academy of Sciences, Vladimir Barkhudarian, Vice-president of the National Academy of Sciences, Ruben Safrastian and Ashot Melqonian, Directors of the institutes of Oriental Studies and History of the National Academy of Sciences and a number of other scientists and

Exclusive interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to Mediamax

-     What do you think is a true value of the BSEC as a regional organization and how is it integrated in the world economic relations in the view of new global challenges? The Black Sea Economic Cooperation, one of the influential and representative organizations in the region, was launched in 1992 as an initiative bearing a specific responsibility for promoting m

STATEMENT BYH.E. VARTAN OSKANIANMINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSAt the SECOND CONVENTION OF EUROPEAN ARMENIANS Brussels, October 15, 2007

Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the people and government of Armenia, and as a descendant of  genocide survivors, I would like to express our appreciation for the efforts of those who passed this resolution 20 years ago. It has been an interesting coincidence that this anniversary comes at a time when the US Congress, too, is considering a resolution and there is much talk

Minister Oskanian participated in the Bled Strategic Forum

Minister Oskanian participated in the Bled Strategic Forum, held in Bled Slovenia, at the invitation of Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. The Forum, held on August 26 and 27, featured speakers and panelists from the European Union structures, as well as government officials from Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Minister Oskanian addressed a Round Table Discu

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the BSEC 15th Anniv. Summit Metting

Mr. Chairman, it’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you for your hospitality. Fifteen years ago, when BSEC was founded, it was a visionary effort at a time when the world stood at a historical crossroads, when almost all of our member states were themselves living their own historical turning point, heading a new or a re-organized state.  Just as our organization was young, so we

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

Nagorno-Karabakh "inching" towards solution-Armenia

BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan are inching closer to a solution over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh but details could prove more difficult than principles, the Armenian foreign minister said on Monday. Vardan Oskanyan told Reuters at a ministerial meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation Europe, which has been mediating in

STATEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTER VARTAN OSKANIAN AT THE 14TH OSCE MINISTERIAL

Mr. Chairman,The agenda before this 14th Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the OSCE has far-reaching implications. In some cases, it extends and deepens our past commitments. In others, it expands the scope of our overall pre-occupations with security, and its complex, multidimensional components.The decisions we are about to adopt on the exploitation of children, hate crimes, human traffickin

Introductory Address on Subtheme 3 Building a More Humane Europe By H. E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia At the 115th Session of the Committee of Ministers Co

Mr. Chairman, I am privileged to speak on one of the four political priorities on which the heads of state and government had said they would like to see concrete progress for this ministerial session. BUILDING A MORE HUMANE EUROPE – this has been Europe’s intention all along. Assuring the well-being and dignity of human

Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge

On behalf of the National Commission, I wish to publicly express our sincere appreciation to everyone who has participated in this conference. I want to thank the Zoryan Institute for their professional and organizational counsel. I especially wish to thank the scholars, writers, professors - all with serious work and time commitments