Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian completed an official visit to Hungary

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Oskanian was on an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Hungary’s Foreign Minister Mrs. Kinga Göncz. During the one-day visit on October 30, Minister Oskanian’s held a lengthy meeting with Minister Göncz. Their meeting began with an acknowledgement of the deep and warm historical and cultural relations between the two nat

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 Speaks About Rural Development at Armenia Fund Gala in NY

Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs was the keynote speaker at the Armenia Fund USA’s 15th anniversary Gala Dinner on Saturday, October 6, in New York City, at the UN Headquarters. The Minister, who is a member of the Armenia Fund Board of Trustees, and the Board’s appointed liaison for the Armenia Fund Rural Development Program, spoke about the economic challenges fa

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "European Neighbourhood Policy" Conference in Brussels

You’ll forgive me if I look at our mission here from a distance – both a geographic distance from Brussels, and the space provided by time, by the decades from the beginning of this integration process until today. The Schumann-Monet dream was for peace and prosperity -- at a time when both seemed to be out of reach. Today, both can be taken for granted by Europeans who have b

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

Ministry Spokesperson Comments on the Reopening of Akhtamar Church

The Turkish government, through its Ministry of Culture, has supervised the expert renovation of the Church of Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island in Van, in Eastern Turkey. This renovation includes the restoration of frescoes inside the church and the relief work on the exterior. The Ministry of Culture will formally open the church, which will now be recognized as a museum, on March 29, 2007.

Comments by Vladimir Karapetian, Ministry Acting Spokesperson on renovation of the Church of Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island in Van

We are pleased that the Armenian Church of Holy Cross on Akhtamar island, a jewel of world architecture, has been beautifully restored and renovated, albeit without a cross, and as a museum. This is a positive move and holds the potential of a reversal of the policy of negligence and destruction. We hope the same kind approach will extend to cover the nearly-collapsed churches of Ani

« 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

Minister Oskanian addressed the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee I want to welcome the EU parliamentary delegation to Armenia. It has been a year since the last PCC meeting took place in Strasbourg. Since then, Armenia's political dialogue with the EU has intensified. I w