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

Address by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Armenia At the Commencement Ceremony and the 50th Anniversary of Haigazian University

It is a pleasure and an honor to speak at the commencement ceremony and the 50th year anniversary of an institution whose life parallels and reflects the history, experiences and transitions that have made Lebanon. Armenians are proud to be an inextricable part of that history. As a representative of the Armenian government, I am

Statement by Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at Chatham House

pictures Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you here today. I look forward to what is always an interesting dialog. In preparing my thoughts for this evening, I looked over my talk here at Chatham House in 1999. I suppose I knew, but those notes, black on white, drove home the point that the world is a different

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

Speech by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Conference on the Southern Caucasus- Political Challenges and Development Perspectives

I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you on our political challenges, on resolving conflicts and perhaps most importantly, on development. When I’m at the OSCE or at the Council of Europe, I speak with my foreign minister’s hat on. Here, in this more theoretical forum, I’d like to use the opportunity to speak

Speech by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Conference on the Southern Caucasus- Political Challenges and Development Perspectives

I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you on our political challenges, on resolving conflicts and perhaps most importantly, on development. When I’m at the OSCE or at the Council of Europe, I speak with my foreign minister’s hat on. Here, in this more theoretical forum, I’d like to use the opportunity to speak

Minister Gives Pre-Election Interview Armenia in the Region,  Interview with Mr. Vartan Oskanian, MFA by Vahan Hovhannisian, Journalist, H1 Television Or

Vahan Hovhannisian: Good evening; We weren't able to arrange a debate today, but the list of topics to be covered is quite clear, and I don't think our conversation will suffer as a result. Mr. Oskanian, during these 20-25 days, Armenia's foreign relations have not occupied a significant place in this campaign. There

Minister Oskanian Addresses John Smith Fellows

I wish to welcome you all here today. I want to thank the organizers for acknowledging the need to offer our young managers from the private and the public sectors, with the exposure necessary to provide better governance within our countries. I want to encourage the participants, too, to make the best possible use of their opportunity

STATEMENT BY Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AT THE 9TH MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE OSCE

Honorable Chairman,  Minister Geoana,  Esteemed Colleagues,  Distinguished Guests, This annual gathering of the Ministerial Council in Bucharest demonstrates that the OSCE is alive and well. Through its various incarnations, the OSCE has overcome not only radical transformations in the international