RA FOREIGN MINISTER PARTICIPATED IN THE SITTING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL

ArmRadio.am
18.04.2007 10:14

RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian participated in the sitting of
the OSCE Permanent Council in Austria.

In his speech Minister Oskanian dwelt on the OSCE reforms, the activity
of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the parliamentary elections in Armenia,
Armenian-Turkish relations and the current stage of settlement of
the Karabakh conflict.

The Minister’s speech was followed by the comments and questions of
the Ambassadors of OSCE member states.

In the first half of the day Minister Oskanian visited the Parliament
of Austria where he met with the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Parliamentary Relations Kaspar Aynem.

The parties talked about the parliamentary elections in Armenia,
stressing the importance of holding these in compliance with
international standards.

Turning to issues of bilateral cooperation, the parties attached
importance to the establishment of cooperation between the parliaments
of the two countries after the elections.

At Mr. Aynem’s request, Vartan Oskanian presented the foreign policy
priorities of Armenia, its relations with neighbors, the perspectives
of settlement of the Karabakh conflict.