18th BSEC Meeting of Foreign Ministers Held in Kiev

On April 17, a regular meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Organization was held in Kiev. The participants of the Meeting included delegations from the 12 member states of the Organization, the observers, and representatives from the neighboring organizations. The Armenian delegation was led by Armen Khachatrian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the R

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 Participates in International Conference on Sumgait Events

Minister Vartan Oskanian presented the opening remarks at a conference entitled ‘Tolerance and Xenophobia in the South Caucasus region’. The one-day conference took place on February 25, 2008, and was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Armenian pogroms that took place in February 1988 in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait. In his speech, the Minister suggested that the t

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

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization

In Conegliano Italy on December 9, 2007, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization. The award, established in 1992 by the Dama Castellana organization, the town of Conegliano, the Province of Treviso, the Region of Veneto, and the European Community, is intended for those individuals who personify human v

Minister Oskanian Speaks in the 117th Session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

Minister Oskanian participated in the 117th Session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. In his statement, Minister Oskanian recognized how Armenia has changed during the years since Council of Europe membership, as well as the evolution of the Council of Europe itself. He also referred to the major domestic and foreign policy issues -- the parliamentary elections and the resolution pr

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

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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