MINISTER OSKANIAN PARTICIPATED IN THE BLED STRATEGIC FORUM

Lragir, Armenia
Aug 28 2007

Minister Oskanian participated in the Bled Strategic Forum, held
in Bled Slovenia, at the invitation of Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel.

The Forum, held on August 26 and 27, featured speakers and panelists
from the European Union structures, as well as government officials
from Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Minister Oskanian addressed a Round Table Discussion entitled "Economic
and Political Trends in the South Caucasus and Central Asia: the
Role of the EU and the OSCE." He spoke about the generally positive
economic trends and the importance of continuing efforts to ensure
that political trends, too, continue to be positive. He stressed the
need for focusing on deep and lasting economic development. Minister
Oskanian called on the international community to see the region
beyond its capacity to produce oil and gas, and instead to view human
capital as the major resource to utilize and enhance.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress