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AVİM's Note: Vartan Osakian, who was previously a US citizen, renounced his US citizenship in order to become Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Following Serzh Sargsyan being elected as the President of Armenia, Osakian left his post in Armenia and was appointed President of the Civilitas Foundation. However, there have also been allegations against him of money laundering and corruption during this time.

CSI (1 July 2024)

Vartan Oskanian will support right of return of Armenians to Nagorno Karabakh after last year’s ethnic cleansing.

Vartan Oskanian, the former foreign minister of Armenia, will appear at a side event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on July 9, to advocate for the right of return of Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh, as part of building a sustainable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Last September, the dictatorship of Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked attack on the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, following a nine-month long siege of its civilian population. The attack killed hundreds and drove the entire Armenian Christian population – over 100,000 people – out of their homeland, destroying the millennia-old Armenian community there.

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