Edward Nalbandian attended the honoring evening to Charles Aznavour

On May 20, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in New York attended the honoring evening to Charles Aznavour that was organized by the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR). The event was initiated by the AAC Eastern Eparchy primate Khajak Parsamyan.

Armenian Foreign Minister continues visit to Washington

On July 15, the second day of his visit to Washington , Minister Edward Nalbandian visited t he Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he delivered a speech on Armenian Foreign policy. In his speech Minister Nalbandian focused on the Armenian – US relations, issues of security and stability in South Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and Armenian – Turkish rela

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 Addresses UN Assembly on Interfaith and InterculturalDialogue

Minister Vartan Oskanian addressed the UN High-Level Session onInterreligious and Intercultural Dialogue. Sponsored by the Phillipines and Pakistan, the session was dedicated to the need to promote dialog betweencultures and religions for the purpose of securing peace.Armenia's Foreign Minister joined several dozen ministers and high-levelgovernment officials to address the session.REMARKS B

Foreign Minister Oskanian Received Peace Corps Country Director Lee Lacy

On September 11, 2007, Minister Oskanian received Lee Lacy, Country Director for the US Peace Corps Program in Armenia. Welcoming the guest, Foreign Minister expressed his great appreciation for the work that the Peace Corps has done in Armenia over the last 15 years. Ms. Lacy explained that Peace Corps volunteers in the regions engage in providing English language classes for ch

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

Introductory Address on Subtheme 3 Building a More Humane Europe By H. E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia At the 115th Session of the Committee of Ministers Co

Mr. Chairman, I am privileged to speak on one of the four political priorities on which the heads of state and government had said they would like to see concrete progress for this ministerial session. BUILDING A MORE HUMANE EUROPE – this has been Europe’s intention all along. Assuring the well-being and dignity of human

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

STATEMENT AT BSEC MINISTERIAL

Distinguished Madam Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It?s a pleasure to be here in Tbilisi and congratulate our old friend Tedo Japaridze on his new position. I want to thank my colleague Salome Zourabichvili for hosting us here on our side of the Black Sea and look forward

Speech by His Excellency Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia at the Pro-Armenia Conference Armenia in the 21st Century

Thank you for inviting me to speak on Armenia and Armenians in the 21st century. It's a special pleasure to be able to do that in a hall full of people who not only know where Armenia is and who Armenians are, but also where Armenia was and who Armenians have been in the last 4000 years. You all come from countries where there