STATEMENT by H.E. Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen: We thank Jan Kavan for his work, and we welcome Mr. Julian Hunte in the difficult year that awaits him. At the beginning of this millennium, a summit of the world’s leaders produced a set of development goals aimed at protecting

Minister Delivers Speech at OSCE Xenophobia Conference

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished guests Excellencies, It is not only a pleasure and a privilege to address this gathering but it is also a challenge. The challenge of course is that tolerance, intolerance and discrimination, racism and xenophobia are complex phenomena, with legal, ethical, cultural, social and economic dimensi

STATEMENT BY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AT THE DECENNIAL ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT OF THE BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Excellencies, Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and gentlemen, At the outset I would like to express our gratitude to President Sezer and the Turkish Government for organizing this historic reunion, exactly a decade from the day when the decision was made to establish the Organization of the Black Sea Econom

Remarks by Rouben Shugarian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the Stockholm International Forum "Truth, Justice and Recon

Honorable Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, distinguished participants, A restless quest for historical truth and justice, and political pragmatism are by no means antidotes. Genocides, holocausts and other crimes against humanity will always remain unabsolved until and unless there is an understanding that, on the one hand, denial

Address to the UN Human Rights Commission 58th Session by Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. Chairman Madame High Commissioner Distinguished Delegates Let me first share the confidence expressed by previous speakers that, under the skillful guidance of Ambassador Yakubovsky, the work of the 58th session of the Commission will be carried out successfully. Let me also take this opportunity to pay tribute to t

Address to the OSCE Permanent Council by Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. Chairman and Excellencies, Dear colleagues,  Mr. Chairman, Allow me first to thank you for extending this opportunity to me to address the Permanent Council on behalf of my country, the Republic of Armenia. There have been three Ministerials and one Summit since October 1998 when I last had the

MEDIAMAX INTERVIEW WITH VARTAN OSANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Q. Minister, what is your assessment of Armenian-Turkish relations today? Is there any activity? A. It is unfortunate, but true, that Armenian-Turkish relations today are - if we don't say non-existent - then completely unsatisfactory. I say unfortunately because today those relations could have been on a wholly different pla

STATEMENT ADDRESSED BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. AHMET NECDET SEZER PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AT THE MILLENNIUM SUMMIT

Return to Mr. Kocharian's Speech Mr. President, (Madame President)   We are privileged to have two prominent statesmen, one from the northern, the other from the southern hemisphere, co-chairing this summit. It is also a tribute to the United Nations to see the President of Namibia presiding over t

S T A T E M E N T BY HIS EXCELLENCY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Mr. Chairman, Thank you. I would like to congratulate Lord Robertson on his appointment as NATO Secretary General. I would also like to join the others in welcoming Ireland in Euro-Atlantic Partnership Community. This partnership has truly played significant role in the past. It has, at the beginning of the 21st century, the necessar

Statement by Vartan Oskanian The Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Armenia At the UN General Assembly

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: Mr. President, May I begin by congratulating you on your election as President of this 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that the skills and vast experience you have acquired throughout your