Vartan Oskanian participated in a one-day conference entitled “The Black Sea Region – Current and Future Prospects” in Berlin. The conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 25. Mr. Oskanian is a member of the Black
Vartan Oskanian’s interview to Tert.am
tert.am: Mr. Oskanian what is your opinion about recent developments in the Armenia-Turkey process? Vartan Oskanian: My opinion is the same as it was at the start of this process. These documents are the product of miscalculations on both sides.
Armenia’s Economy in 2009
Compared with ’08 GDP -13.2% Electricity Production -7.2% Agriculture -12.8% Construction -31.7% External Trade Turnover -23.0% Source: armstat.am
It’s already out of our hands
-Mr. Oskanian, how do you assess the fact that in Sochi, the sides agreed on the preamble to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement documents? Is this in sync with the initial principle guiding these discussions that “nothing is agreed until everything is
On which information sources do you base your assessment of corruption in Armenia?
Friends, relatives, family & acquaintances 41% Media 39% Personal experience 15% Source: CRRC Corruption Survey (2008)
Oskanian responds to A1+ on regional and domestic issues
January 22, 2010: Vartan Oskanian responds to A1+ television’s questions on regional and domestic issues.
Public’s main source of information about national politics in Armenia
TV 66.5% Neighbors, friends 11.0% Family members 10.1% Colleagues 5.6% Newspapers 3.0% Radio 1.4% Internet 0.7% Source: CRRC Survey (2007)
Oskanian responds to A1+ on regional and domestic issues
January 22, 2010: Vartan Oskanian responds to A1+ television’s questions on regional and domestic issues.
Oskanian responds to A1+ on regional and domestic issues
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GDP per capita ’07 vs ’09
2007 2009 2007 GDP per capita (USD) GDP Pop. (Mlns) Armenia 5,600 4,915 3.0 Azerbaijan 7,850 9,352 8.5 Georgia 4,660 4,747 4.4 Russia 14,690 15,039 141.9 Turkey 12,960 12,339 75.2 Iran 10,960 11,201 71.2 Source: The Economist’s “Pocket World in