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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Sergey MINASIAN
Sergey Minasian, Ph.D. (Hist.), director of the Scientific-Research Center of the Southern Caucasus’ Regional Security and Integration Problems, researcher at the Institute of History, Republic of Armenia National Academy of Sciences (Erevan, Armenia)
1. Armenia’s Cooperation with International Organizations
In 2005, Armenia actively built up its cooperation with the leading international organizations, the U.N., OSCE, and Council of Europe in particular. In so doing, the republic placed its priorities on becoming more involved in international political and socioeconomic processes; on procuring assistance from international organizations in building democracy and creating democratic institutions; on improving the socioeconomic and political situation in the country; on settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; on normalizing relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan; on enhancing regional political and economic cooperation; and on implementing humanitarian and cultural-educational programs.
On 15-17 May, President Robert Kocharian paid a working visit to Warsaw, where he took part in the third summit of the Council of Europe member states. He spoke before the Council and also held several bilateral meetings, including with the presidents of Slovakia, Lithuania, Cyprus, and Georgia. During these meetings, the discussion focused on expanding interstate ties by means of cooperation and a livelier exchange of experience. What is more, Robert Kocharian met with European Commissioner for Foreign Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner and discussed with him the possibility of drawing up and adopting a European Union Action Plan for Armenia. With respect to the European community’s involvement in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the PACE resolution prepared by David Atkinson and adopted in January should also be mentioned.
An important component of Armenia’s relations with European and international organizations is their participation, this particularly applies to the Council of Europe and the OSCE, in making preparations for and holding the referendum held on 27 November to introduce amendments into the……………..
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