OSKANIAN IS OFF TO ESTONIA

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[01:02 pm] 03 December, 2007

Today RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian left for the Republic of
Estonia for a working visit, MFA Press and Information Department
informs.

Minister Oskanian is expected to have meetings with the First
Vice-Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Kristiina Ojuland and Foreign
Minister Urmas Paet.

Meetings with representatives of the Armenian community and members
of the Armenian-Estonian Parliamentary Friendship Group are envisaged.

December 5-6 Minister Oskanian will leave for Moscow for a working
visit. Mr. Oskanian is expected to meet with Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov, Secretary General of the Collective Security treaty
Organization Nikolay Bordyuzha and Heads of Diplomatic missions
accredited in Armenia. Vartan Oskanian will visit the Diplomatic
Academy of the Russian Federation, where he will deliver a speech
on "The reality of traditional and new directions of Armenia’s
complementary foreign policy."

December 7 Minister Oskanian will leave for Strasbourg for a working
visit. Mr. Oskanian will have meetings with Secretary General of the
Council of Europe Terry Davis, members of Ago Monitoring Group of
the CoE Foreign Ministers, as well as the President of the European
Court of Human Rights Jean Paul Costa.

December 8 Minister Oskanian will leave for Italy, where he will
meet with local authorities of the city of Conegliano, will visit the
Trade Chamber, the Association of producers and the wine-making school.

December 9 Minister Oskanian will be awarded a Civilitas Prize at
the Academic Theatre of Conegliano.