VARDAN OSKANYAN: ARMENIA HAS PROVEN THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH IS POSSIBLE, EVEN WITH THE ABSENCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND OPEN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS

arminfo
2008-04-11 11:57:00

ArmInfo. ‘Armenia has proven that economic growth is possible,
even with the absence of natural resources and open transportation
corridors’, Vardan Oskanyan says in his Farewell Speech to MFA
Staff. ‘Armenia is living proof that one can be a respected member
of the international community and at the same time swim against the
global tide to assure self-determination and security for Nagorno
Karabakh. Armenia has become a trustworthy and I can say, full partner
in international organizations with a full agenda of reforms, insights
and action items. Armenia has established good relations with all
major world centers – Russia, the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle
East and Latin America. But each of the successes I just mentioned
have brought with it a set of new challenges and new problems. And
that’s our job – to make the best of each opportunity and minimize
all threats,’ Vardan Oskanyan says.