RA FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA AND FRANCE

Public Radio, Armenia
Oct 17 2006

October 17 RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian is leaving for Canada
on a working visit.

October 18 in Ottawa RA Foreign Minister is due to meet with the
Foreign Minister of Canada Peter MacKay.

The same day Minister Oskanian will meet with representatives
of Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship group, as well as the
Armenian community.

October 19 the Minister will leave for Toronto, where he will deliver
a speech in the international forum titled "The role of the Diaspora
in building opportunities for peace and development organized by
UN University for Peace. And opening speech will be delivered by
President of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly Sheikha Haya
Rashed Al Khalifa.

October 21 the Minister will leave for Washington, where he will be
present at the festive events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of
Armenia’s independence.

The next day Minister Oskanian will leave for Paris, where he is
scheduled to meet with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan and the
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on October 24.