Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Eastern Partnership states in Minsk in which the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, Secretary General of the EE

Minister Nalbandian mentioned with gratitude the adoption of the Statement by the National Council of Austria on recognition and condemnation of Armenian Genocide, to which Reinhold Lopatka and his party brought their contribution.

Sides exchanged views on Armenia - European Union cooperation, results of Riga Summit. Interlocuteurs stressed the importance of launching negotiations between Armenia - EU on the formation of new legal basis and dialogue on liberalization of visa re

On June 15 Ambassador Armen Yeganian had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, the Honourable Rob Nicholson.

On June 15 Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Zhao Xidi, Special Envoy of Foreign Ministry of China, the first Ambassador of China to Armenia.

On June 15 Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a working lunch with the Ambassadors of the OSCE member states accredited to Armenia as well as with Andrey Sorokin, the head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

On June 11-12 political consultations between Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Iran were held at the MFA of Armenia.

On June 12 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the representative delegation of Iran-Armenia parliamentary friendship group of Iran's Majlis headed by Ali Kaidi, the head of the group.

On June 11 Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ibrahim Rahimpour, who visited Yerevan to participate in the inter-agency consultations.

On June 11 Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received the Co-Rapporteurs of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Axel Fischer and Alan Meale.\r\n