Armenian Foreign Minister continues visit to Washington

On July 15, the second day of his visit to Washington , Minister Edward Nalbandian visited t he Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he delivered a speech on Armenian Foreign policy. In his speech Minister Nalbandian focused on the Armenian – US relations, issues of security and stability in South Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and Armenian – Turkish rela

Minister Oskanian Summarizes 2007 and Speaks of Expectations of 2008

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian held his first press conference of the new year. In what has become a tradition, he summarized the global and regional political context of the previous year and spoke about Armenia’s accomplishments and challenges. He described the regional and international conditions within which Armenia conducted its foreign policy. In no particular o

Minister Oskanian Met with NATO Secretary General

Foreign Minister Oskanian met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Brussels on September 4, 2007. Minister Oskanian began by stressing the importance of activities already implemented within the Armenia-NATO  Individual Partnership Action Plan, particularly the elaboration of  Armenia’s National Security Strategy, the opening of  the NATO Informa

Minister Oskanian holds press conference summarizing 2006

On Tuesday, January 9, Minister Vartan Oskanian held the first press conference of the new year. He met with representatives of the Armenian  media to present them with a roundup of the foreign relations priorities, concerns and successes of 2006, and the expectations of 2007. The Minister explained that foreign policy and foreign relations were conducted in 2

STATEMENT by Mr. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Deb

Mr. President,  Mr. Secretary-General,  Excellencies,  Distinguished Delegates, May I begin by congratulating Mr. Jan Kavan upon his election to the post of President of this 57th session of the General Assembly and wish him success in his work. I would also like to thank Mr.

COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIZATION

The Collective Security Treaty was signed by Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on May 15, 1992. Article 4 is the key part of the Treaty, which runs as follows: “If one of the Member States undergoes aggression, it will be considered by the Member States as aggression to all the Member States of this Treaty. In case of aggression against any of the Member S

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Armenia-NATO partnership relations date back to 1992 when Armenia joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (Armenia is a member of EAPC since 1997). Armenia's cooperation with NATO has gradually broadened since Armenia joined the Partnership for Peace in 1994. Starting from 2006 the political dialogue and partnership cooperation in various

TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission of TRACECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia International Transport Corridor)

TRACECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia International Transport Corridor) is an international transport programme, which includes the EU and 13 member-states in the regions of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia. The objective of the Programme is to strengthen the economic and transport communication between the regions of the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The Permanent Secretari

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

Poland

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Poland were established on 26 February 1992. The Agreement on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations was concluded through the exchange of notes, signed on 24 January, 1992 in Warsaw and on 26 February, 1992 in Yerevan. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Warsaw was inaugurated on 6 April,