Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a phone conversation with Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu

On Januray 20, by the initiative of the Armenian side Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey Edward Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu had a phone conversation. Edward Nalbandian expressed his astonishment with the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey released on January 18 on the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia. Minister Nalbandian mentioned that it

Foreign Minister of Armenia receives the Governor of Kaliningrad region Georgy Boos

On June 19, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Georgy Boos, the Governor of Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. In his welcoming remarks Edward Nalbandian attached importance to the expansion of cooperation between Russian regions and Armenia defining them as one of the bases of friendly relations of the two countries. Armenia Foreign Minister thanked the Ka

Minister Oskanian Addresses Fletcher School, Receives Dean’s Medal

Foreign Minister Oskanian addressed a gathering of students and faculty at the Tufts University Fletcher School in Medford, Massachusetts on October 5. Prior to delivering his address, the Minister was awarded the Dean’s Medal by Fletcher Dean Steven Bosworth, a former US ambassador. The Minister, a graduate of the Fletcher School, is the most recent recipient of the medal, award

Minister Oskanian Met with Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister Gela Bezhuashvili

Minister Vartan Oskanian is in Georgia for a working visit and met with Gela Bezhuashvili, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Georgia on July 25. The two foreign affairs ministers discussed issues on the bilateral agenda of these two neighboring countries, as well as cooperation in political, economic and cultural spheres. The interlocutors also shared thoughts on

Statement by Vartan Oskanian,  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Delivered at the Armenia-Iran-Greece Trilateral Cooperation Meeting

Dear colleagues, I would like to express my very warm welcome to the distinguished members of the delegations participating today in the Armenia-Iran-Greece trilateral cooperation meeting. This meeting, as well as our cooperation to date, are a testament of our joint and individual commitment to promote regional peace and economic

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE CAUCASUS AND ARMENIA

Today, the world is witnessing and participating in the formulation of a new system. There is no bi-polar system any longer: it has been destroyed. Some think that that formulation has already taken place, but in reality, it does not exist. Today, we do not know whether we live in a uni-polar, multi-polar or some other kind of w

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EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION

The Eurasian Economic Union is an international organization of regional economic integration. It has the international legal personality and was established by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union signed on May 29, 2014 in Astana. The Eurasian Economic Union is created on the basis of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. The Customs Union has be

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The Agency is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of the work of the UNHCR. These two do

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

General information on UNESCO The official website of UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/member-states/ The page about Armenia on the Organization’s official website:    http://en.unesco.org/countries/armenia. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (referred to as UNESCO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations. On 16 No