VARTAN OSKANIAN: ARMENIA IS COMMITTED TO MAKING PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTION
TO GLOBAL PROCESSES

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is committed to making
practical contribution to the global processes – democracy, human
rights defence and the establishment of a lawful state. Armenian
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated this at the August 12 meeting
with the newly appointed UN Resident Representative to Armenia
Consuelo Vidal Bruce. He noted that Armenia takes an active part in
the activities carried out within the framework of the UN and
cooperates with many bodies and links of this organization. According
to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, Consuelo Vidal Bruce
in his turn appreciated the efficiency of the UN-sponsored programs
implemented in Armenia. Consuelo Vidal Bruce was born in 1959, he is a
citizen of Peru, a graduate of the University of Sussex (England).
Fluent in Spanish and English. He has been working in the UN system
since 1992. In 1992-1994, he was UNDP program executive in Namibia. In
1994-1996, he worked as Assistant to UNDP Resident Representative to
Bolivia. In 1996-2002, C. Vidal Bruce held the position of UNDP Deputy
Resident Representative in Costa Rica, later in Salvador and
Belize. In 2002-2005, he was UNDP Deputy Resident Representative to
Macedonia.