V.OSKANIAN HIGHLY ESTIMATES GERMAN MARSHALL FUND’S CONSTANT CONTACTS WITH
REGIONAL COUNTRIES
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 26, RA Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian received the experts group on conflicts of German
Marshall Fund. The group is in Armenia on a regional visit.
Representatives of U.S. Congressmen’s Staff are also included in the
delegation. As Noyan Tapan was informed from RA Foreign Ministry Press
and Information Department, Minister Oskanian highly estimated Fund’s
activity and Fund’s constant contacts with the regional countries that
enable to more closely get acquainted with various directions of one
another’s policy. During the meeting the sides touched upon regional
problems, Armenia’s cooperation with NATO and EU, some aspects of
Georgian-Russian relations. At the guests’ request, Minister Oskanian
presented the peaceful process of Nagorno Karabakh settlement, spoke
about Armenian-Turkish relations.
U.S. German Marshall Fund is an independent American institution,
which is engaged in state politics and stipends. The Fund’s goal is to
contribute to cooperation and mutual understanding between U.S. and
Europe. It was founded in 1972 as a gift from Germany in memory of
the assistance received from Marshall plan. Besides the Washington
Headquarters, the Marshall Fund has offices in Berlin, in Bratislava,
Paris, Brussels, Belgrad and Ankara.