STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ALEXANDER ARZOUMANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: May I begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of this 52nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that the skills and vast experience that you have acquired throughout yo

Kyrgyzstan

General Information Diplomatic relations between Republic of Armenia and the Kyrgyz Republic were established on January 9, 1993. In 2023, Armen Ghevondyan, concurrently serving as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Kazakhstan, has been appointed as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kyrgy

Turkmenistan

General information The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Turkmenistan were established on October 9, 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Ashgabat was opened in 1994. The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Yerevan was opened in 2000. In 2018 Mukhametgeldy Ayazov has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Armenia. In 2024 Arsen

Japan

General information The Republic of Armenia attaches great importance to the further strengthening of the friendly and mutually beneficial ties with Japan, as well as to the establishment of new collaborative relations. Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Japan were established on September 7, 1992. Since July 2010 the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia operates in Tokyo.

Romania

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Romania were established on December 17, 1991. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Romania was established in 1994. The Embassy of Romania in the Republic of Armenia was established in 1999. On July 4, 2019, Cornel Ionescu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Armenia,

Latvia

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Latvia were established on 22 August 1992. On 24 November 2011, Armen Ghasaboghlyan was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Armenia. On February 14, 2023, Edite Medne, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Armenia (with residence in

Germany

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany were established in January 1992. On November 5, 2021 Viktor Yengibaryan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany. On August 30, 2024 Claudia Busch, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal

Bulgaria

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Bulgaria were established on 18 January 1992. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Bulgaria Tsovinar Hambardzumyan presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on March 20, 2025. The Armenian-Bulgarian Intergover

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established on December 8, 1991 by the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, who signed the Agreement on Establishment of the CIS. On December 21, 1991, the heads of 11 sovereign states signed the Protocol to the Agreement, in accordance with which they formed the Commonwealth of Independent States on equal bases. In 1993 Georgia became the CIS m

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

The Organization of the United Nations has been established in 1945. Currently, the United Nations consists of 193 member-states. The mission and activities of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in its milestone document – the UN Charter. http://www.un.am/up/file/1.%20UN%20Charter_arm.pdf The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, En