IT IS BETTER THAT MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS NON-PARTISAN, VARTAN
OSKANIAN SAYS

YEREVAN, MARCH 9, NOYAN TAPAN. "Until the President wants, I will work
as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Armenia stated about it at the March 9 press
conference. In his words, nobody proposed him to be involved in any
party list. At the same time, he emphasized that the Minister of
Foreign Affairs presents interests of the whole country and it is
better that he is non-partisan. "Yes, I am not involved in any of
proportional lists. I think that to be involved in a party list and
not go to the parliament, is end in itself." V.Oskanian mentioned that
it is very important for Armenia to be able to form "a day agenda for
the coming 5-10 years. "The National Assembly elections are soon here,
then the president’s elections will be. We must search out all our
resources: both economic and those which relate to Diaspora and use
all these for the good of the country’s future. We must be able to
struggle with negative phenomena and form a national agenda," Vartan
Oskanian stated.