Historically being situated on the crossroads of different civilizations Armenia has cultivated deeply rooted traditions of coexistence and respect towards other cultures and religions. Being the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion

In the OSCE, we have developed a broad range of commitments to combat racism, xenophobia, discrimination, anti-Semitism and intolerance, including against Christians, Jews and Muslims, and to prevent and respond to hate crimes. There is a consensus a

Addressing the participants, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said: "I would like to warmly welcome all participants of the conference and thank the OSCE Austrian Chairmanship and ODIHR for its organization in cooperation with Armenia.\r\n

Our peoples are binded by many deep rooted ties and truly friendly feelings that have always been the defining feature of our contacts. That is the solid foundation on which the multifaceted relations between Armenia and Russia are built.\r\n

Thanking for the invitation to visit Yerevan and the traditional warm reception, Foreign Minister Lavrov noted that during the quarter of a century history since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Armenian-Russian relationship has dynamic

Special attention was paid to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, aimed at implementing the agreements reached at the 2016-2017 summits of Vienna, St. Petersburg and Gen

The Director of ODIHR highlighted Armenia's contribution to international efforts to combat xenophobia and intolerance, appreciating in this context the hosting of the conference on “Prevention and response to hate crimes against Christians and

Expressing his gratitude for the reception, Commissioner Gopin underlined, that China attaches importance to the development of multifaceted cooperation with friendly Armenia and intends to take additional steps in that direction.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian noted that this visit takes place in the jubilee year of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries and it is a good opportunity to evaluate the quarter century history

On November 17, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia met with Ankie Broekers-Knol, the President of the Senate of the Netherlands, who arrived in Yerevan on an official visit.