Former Armenian foreign minister to lecture at Tufts UniversityMarch 31, 2018 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian foreign minister Vartan Oskanian will soon start delivering lectures as a visiting professor at Tufts University, the diplomat said in a Facebook post. “I was in Los Angeles where I was presenting a series of lectures on conflicts, the right to self-determination, negotiations, as well as foreign policy in general at the University of Southern California,” Oskanian said. The ex-minister revealed that prior to returning to Yerevan he will be giving a speech on 'Self-determination and international law. Kosovo and Nagorno Karabakh - history of two conflicts' at Harvard Law School on April 12. “In the upcoming fall semester I will return to Boston to offer a course titled 'The policy of self-determination and secession' at Tufts University,” Oskanian said. “I am happy to return for some time to the university where I used to study years ago.” Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |