Statement by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan at the 1548th Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in response to the address by the Chairperson-in-Office Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis

The delegation of Armenia warmly welcomes the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, to the Permanent Council and thanks him for presenting the priorities of the Swiss Chairpersonship.  

Ambassador Monika Simonyan had a meeting with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae

On January 15, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received Armenian Ambassador Monica Simonyan at her residence on the occasion of a meeting with female ambassadors accredited to Japan.

Ambassador Balayan’s Participation in the High-Level Political Conference of the “Europe Medialab” Program

On January 13, Ambassador Balayan participated as a keynote speaker at the high-level political conference of the “Europe Medialab” program, taking part in a panel discussion titled “Journalism & Geopolitics – EU and NATO

Armenian Ambassador Meets with President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives

On January 13, the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Peter de Roover, received Ambassador Tigran Balayan.

Meeting with Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus

On January 12, Ambassador Inna Torgomyan had a meeting with Irene Piki, the Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus.

Meeting with Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection

Ambassador Inna Torgomyan had a meeting with Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection of Cyprus Nikolas A. Ioannidis.

Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan Received Representatives of Yerevan State University Student Scientific Society

On January 5, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Greece, Tigran Mkrtchyan, received representatives of the Student Scientific Society of Yerevan State University, headed by the President of the YSU Student Scie

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING UPDATES ON VISA-FREE ENTRY TO ARMENIA

  Starting from January 1 until July 1, 2026, citizens of 113 countries holding a valid national passport and a physical (plastic card or passport sticker) Civil ID (residence card), which is valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry,

New application process for the acquisition or termination of the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia

Starting from 1 January 2026, applications for the acquisition or termination of the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia shall be submitted, verified, processed, as well as appointments for the submission of original documents shall be made exclus

Ambassador Monika Simonyan had a two-day working visit to Yamanashi Prefecture

During the visit, meetings were held with Mr. Nagasaki Kotaro, Governor of Yamanashi prefecture, with Mr. Nakamura Kazuhiko, President of the University of Yamanashi, as well as with heads of a number of companies.