Foreign Minister Oskanian Participates in the Session of CE Committee
of Ministers
armradio.am
12.05.2007 10:18
Minister Oskanian participated in the 117th Session of the Council of
Europe Committee of Ministers. In his statement, Minister Oskanian
recognized how Armenia has changed during the years since Council of
Europe membership, as well as the evolution of the Council of Europe
itself. He also referred to the major domestic and foreign policy
issues – the parliamentary elections and the resolution process of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
The Session, held in Strasbourg on May 11, 2007, included several
agenda items, including closer cooperation between the Council of
Europe and the European Union. This was the topic of a special meeting
held a day earlier, during which Minister Oskanian’s intervention
addressed the need for closer and more efficient institutional links
between these two major European institutions.
In the margins of the Ministerial Meeting, Minister Oskanian met with
the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and discussed
regional issues, as well as the Commissioner’s future visit to Armenia.
He also held meetings with the Secretary of State of Spain, which
currently holds the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, as well as the Secretary of State of Sweden.
Minister Oskanian also met with the Council of Europe Monitoring Group,
known as the Ago Group, and responded to questions on Armenia’s
regional relations, and on the parliamentary elections. The Minister
confirmed that he shared the Council of Europe’s strong interest in
open and fair elections and looked forward to a favorable report by the
OSCE ODIHR observation mission. Minister Oskanian also responded to the
Ago Group’s question about the Nagorno Karabakh negotiation process.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
