RA FOREIGN MINISTER HAS MEETINGS WITH UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, PRESIDENT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION AND UNDP COORDINATORS
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 03 2006
NEW YORK, APRIL 3,NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian concluded two days of visits with the UN leadership
in New York. On Thursday March 30 and Friday March 31, Minister
Oskanian met with Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, Jan
Eliasson, President of the 60th Session of the General Assembly
of the UN and Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the UN Development
Program. With Secretary General Annan and with GA President Eliasson,
Minister Oskanian spoke about the Nagorno Karabakh resolution process
as well as recent ceasefire violations. He expressed Armenia's serious
concern that the military rhetoric of Azerbaijan's leaders is finding
its expression in an increasingly large number of violations by
the Azerbaijani military along the line of contact. As Noyan Tapan
was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry's Press and Information
Department, Armenia's Foreign Minister also discussed UN reforms, and
welcomed the formation of the new Human Rights Council, expressing
Armenia's interest in remaining engaged in human rights issues. In
these meetings, and during his talks with Mr. Dervis of the UNDP,
Minister Oskanian also stressed Armenia's commitment to rural
development. He stressed that the Millennium Challenge Compact,
recently signed with the US Government, will create a momentum
and that the Armenian government is committed to building on this
momentum with a comprehensive plan for rural development that is based
on a public-private partnership which includes Armenia's Diaspora,
Armenia's business community, the Armenian government and international
organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 03 2006
NEW YORK, APRIL 3,NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian concluded two days of visits with the UN leadership
in New York. On Thursday March 30 and Friday March 31, Minister
Oskanian met with Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, Jan
Eliasson, President of the 60th Session of the General Assembly
of the UN and Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the UN Development
Program. With Secretary General Annan and with GA President Eliasson,
Minister Oskanian spoke about the Nagorno Karabakh resolution process
as well as recent ceasefire violations. He expressed Armenia's serious
concern that the military rhetoric of Azerbaijan's leaders is finding
its expression in an increasingly large number of violations by
the Azerbaijani military along the line of contact. As Noyan Tapan
was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry's Press and Information
Department, Armenia's Foreign Minister also discussed UN reforms, and
welcomed the formation of the new Human Rights Council, expressing
Armenia's interest in remaining engaged in human rights issues. In
these meetings, and during his talks with Mr. Dervis of the UNDP,
Minister Oskanian also stressed Armenia's commitment to rural
development. He stressed that the Millennium Challenge Compact,
recently signed with the US Government, will create a momentum
and that the Armenian government is committed to building on this
momentum with a comprehensive plan for rural development that is based
on a public-private partnership which includes Armenia's Diaspora,
Armenia's business community, the Armenian government and international
organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress