ARMENIA FOREIGN MINISTER VARTAN OSKANYAN SAYS HE QUITS HIS POST IN NEW GOVERNMENT

ITAR-TASS
April 11 2008
Russia

YEREVAN, April 11 (Itar-Tass) – Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanyan who has been on his post for 10 years will not work in
the republic’s new government. He spoke to the ministry’s staff on
Thursday and said them good-bye, the press and information department
of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Itar-Tass on Thursday evening.

The ministry officials explained that Oskanyan, 53, intends to
establish a public-political foundation. He said that his further
activities "will be focused at the formation of an interested
comprehensive political body that will work with the public and with
the operating political forces."