Civilitas board members Vartan Oskanian and Vahe Aghabegians, Director Salpi Ghazarian and staff members Artashes Darbinian and Hayk Petrosyan traveled to Goris and Meghri to closely view the Civilitas Rural Economic Facilitation Program projects being implemented in Syunik. The Swiss
Femme Courage Solidarite Visits Civilitas
Mr. Levon Kebabdjian and Armen Alaverdian of the NGO, Femme Courage Solidarite, came to Civilitas, accompanied by Mr. Ashot Ghazarian, the AGBU Representative in Yerevan, to talk about common interests in rural development. The France-based NGO, led by the high-energy
“Speaking To Be Heard” in Aleppo and Beirut
On April 22, a presentation celebrating the release of Vartan Oskanian’s new book entitled, Speaking to be Heard: A Decade of Speeches, took place in Mr. Oskanian’s birthplace, Aleppo, Syria. The event was organized by the Syrian chapter of the
On April 24
On this April 24, I have come from Armenia where I live and whose citizen I am, through Syria where I was born, to Lebanon where I’ve always felt at home, to say this. All of us together live in
Turkey’s Missed Opportunity
Turkey, sadly, seems to be falling into that worst of all diplomatic habits of never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. But this failure of will and vision is only breeding greater regional instability. In the two weeks before
Presentation of “Speaking To Be Heard”
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Speaking To Be Heard
Vartan Oskanian spoke about his newly-published book of speeches, Speaking To Be Heard. The book includes nearly 100 statements delivered during the decade of his two terms as foreign minister. He reflected on the fact that Armenia’s foreign policy, as
Presentation of “Speaking To Be Heard”
{youtube}74YTMI78xwc{/youtube} Click here for Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Part 2{youtube}F38HXFZGqJI{/youtube} Vartan Oskanian presents his latest publication, Speaking To Be Heard, an anthology of speechs by Mr. Oskanian, and his political experience in Armenia
The Civilitas Foundation Visits Tavush Region
On March 31, Civilitas board chairman Vartan Oskanian, together with board member Vahe Aghabegians, Programs Coordinator Hayk Petrosyan and Communications Coordinator Anna Saghabalyan visited Tavush region for the official opening of the community administration building and the inauguration of the
Christoph Zopel Visits Civilitas
Christoph Zopel, Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, member of Socialist International, a leading figure in the German Social Democratic Party, visited Civilitas on March 18. Mr. Zopel met with Vartan Oskanian and discussed some