On December 10 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Giovanni Ricciulli, the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Armenia on the occasion of presenting the copies of credentials.

On December 9 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the 14th Session of the Armenia-EU Cooperation Council in Brussels.

Question- Mr. Kocharyan how would you comment the recent statements of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on regional issues?

On December 7 Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the members of the ''France-Armenia'' friendship group of the National Assembly of France led by the Head of the group Rene Ruquet.

On December 6 Foreign Minister delivered a speech during the 20thMinisterial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Kyiv.

On December 6 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian who is in Kyiv to participate in the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council had a meeting with the Head of Swiss diplomatic service Didier Burkhalter who will also be the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE in 2014.

I would like to start my address by expressing our condolences on the passing away of Nelson Mandela. I warmly remember my meeting and conversation in Pretoria with this great and wise statesman and leader.

On December 5 the 20th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) opened in Kyiv where the Armenian delegation headed by the Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian also participates.

On the occasion of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Kyiv, the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Minister for European Affairs of France Thierry Repentin, A

On December 4 a meeting between the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammedyarov and the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group- Igor Popov, Jacques Faure, James Warlick as well as the Personal Repres