Speaking to be heard
The "Civilitas" Foundation has released Vardan Oskanyan's book entitled "Speaking to be heard: A Decade of Speeches", which features Vardan Oskanyan's speeches made during his term as Foreign Minister.
I viewed each appearance as our opportunity to move from being witnesses or mere subjects of history to a new place on the world stage where we would participate in the making of history. This collection of speeches reflects that emergence and documents the evolution of Armenia's foreign policy," these are the words of former FM Vardan Oskanyan in the preface of the book.
"I knew I was addressing people who would influence the opinions and make the policies that would have a bearing on our development and our future. I was speaking to be heard."
The speeches included in the book reflect on Armenia's foreign policy development in the past decade. They represent the place, role and policies of Armenia in different periods of the ten-year history, as well as reflect the geopolitical developments and notable regional and international events that formed part of Armenia's foreign policy agenda.
The book includes a detailed description of international organizations and Armenia's relations with different countries during Vardan Oskanyan's term as foreign minister, as well as the development of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The book also takes a short glance at significant events in Armenia's domestic affairs.
