Minister Oskanian addresses Special Session of the OSCE Permanent Council

Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian addressed a special session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The organization's 54 countries' representatives heard the Minister address such issues as OSCE reform, the work of the OSCE office in Yerevan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in Yerevan, the Nagorno Karabakh

Meeting of Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian with Kori Udovicki, Assistant Secretary-General and the Assistant Administrator of UNDP

On February 26, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskainan received Kori Udovicki, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of UNDP and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. During the meeting, Minister Oskanian expressed his gratitude for the assistance provided by UN agencies to the Armenian government, particularly in developing

Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries Sixtieth Session of the UN General Assembly Agenda Item 40, "The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan"

The Russian Federation, France, and the United States of America, as the Co-Chair countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk Group, remain committed to promoting a peaceful, negotiated resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this capacity, we take with great seriousness concerns raised by either side to

Statement by H.E. Armen Baibourtian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of ArmeniaThe 14th Meeting of the OSCE Economic ForumPlenary Session I

"Transport development to enhance regional economic cooperation and stability; the special case of landlocked countries" Mr. Chairman, Armenia attaches great importance to the theme of the 14th OSCE Economic Forum: "Transport development to enhance regional economic co-operation and stability in the OSCE area"

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

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Armenia at the Advocacy Conference

I want to thank you for the invitation to speak here today. I especially appreciate the fact that in this hall are members and activists from the Assembly, the Armenian Church, the AGBU, and individuals - all of whom are here to plan together, to work together, to register successes together. Since independence, we have indeed registered

STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. VARTAN OSKANIAN

Mr. President, Congratulations on your election, and we look forward to working with you as we have with President Omolewa. Congratulations also to the Director-General with whom we look forward to working for a long time to come. At a time when the world is faced with new types of violence and must therefore seek new w

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

Statement by Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 59th General Assembly of UN

Mr. President, Our congratulations to you, Mr. Ping, our thanks to Mr. Julian Hunte and to the Secretary General for their efforts during this difficult year. Last year, we marked our concern for the restoration of sovereignty in Iraq, and the reinvigoration of the Middle East peace process. This year we wish to especia

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia Mr. Vartan Oskanian 60th Session of the Commission on Human Rights

Mr. Chairman, The first time I addressed this forum seven years ago, Armenia was not yet a member of the Council of Europe, was not a member of this Commission, and the responsibilities and obligations facing us appeared overwhelming. Today, as I take stock of where we were and how far we’ve come, I am pleased to say that Arm