Vardan Oskanian to resign

Azer Press Agency
Oct 19 2006

[ 19 Oct. 2006 16:18 ]

Armenia Foreign minister Vardan Oskanian said that he will resign
before presidential elections in 2008, APA reports quoting Arminfo.

Vardan Oskanian said that it will be 10 years in 2008 that he occupies
this position and it will not be right to do it during the next five
years. The minister denied the information that he wants to nominate
to presidency and said he has not decided yet what he will do after
the resignation.

"I do not know what I will do. What I know exactly is that my children
and I want to see Armenia as a normal state," he said.

Oskanian said that he was engaged in external policy for many years
and now wants to talk about internal problems now.

"The elections come up and I see serious problems," the minister said.

Osdkanyan also said that it is important to lift the barrier between
the government and society. /APA/