Armenian Reporter: Vartan Oskanian

Vartan Oskanian

Vartan Oskanian, who served as Armenia’s foreign minister from 1998 to 2008, is the founder of the Civilitas Foundation.

Getting this wrong will be unforgivable

Sep 10, 2009: Vartan Oskanian, who was Armenia’s foreign minister from 1998 to 2008, criticizes the first bilateral document negotiated by Armenia and Turkey and finds it “hugely insulting that high-level government officials” are “dismissive and trivializing on a matter that is so critical for our people.” more...

Vartan Oskanian. Photolure

Oskanian, in New York, discusses Armenian-Turkish relations

Jun 27, 2009: In a speech in New York, Armenia's former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian argues that Armenians "must put the pressure on in Washington and elsewhere" to not allow Turkey "to create a situation to satisfy Azerbaijan in order to be able to open the border" it shares with Armenia. more...

Former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian at the Civilitas Foundation office in Yerevan. Armenian Reporter

Vartan Oskanian: Time to take stock

May 08, 2009: Taking stock of the Turkish-Armenian dialogue now underway, Vartan Oskanian, who served for 10 years as Armenia's foreign minister, finds, "Armenia has been involved in a process that it no longer controls and on which it has no leverage." He is most concerned that the "process is that it is being coupled to the Karabakh conflict." But he believes it is still possible to "take steps to correct" the situation. more...

Seeking solutions within

Mar 07, 2009: The official statistics released in February simply reiterate the inarguable truth: Armenia is heading toward a recession. Vartan Oskanian, founder of the Civilitas Foundation, proposes steps to minimize the economic decline and build a sustainable future. more...

The Caucasus moment

Aug 30, 2008: Although we could see the clouds gathering, the recent Georgia-Russia confrontation shook us all. No one had allowed himself or herself to believe that mixed messages and complicated agendas would come to a head in such a way, causing so much devastation, loss of life, and geopolitical chaos. more...