Statement by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian at the 56th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express our appreciation and respect to H.E. Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the professionalism and dedication with whi

Statement by Mr.Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairsof the Republic of Armenia Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting

Distinguished Mr. Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Government of Georgia, and personally to the Chairman-In-Office, H.E. Mr. Irakli Menagarishvili, for the warm hospitality extended to the Armenian delegation and for the excellent organization o

India

General information The Republic of Armenia attaches great importance to the strengthening of friendly and mutually beneficial ties and the establishment of а new partnership with the Republic of India. Diplomatic relations between Armenia and India were established on August 31, 1992. H.E. Mr. Vahagn Afyan is the Ambassador of Armenia to India is (presented his Credentials to the President of

European Union

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union (EU) were established on 10 August, 1992. On 18 December, 2023, Ambassador Tigran Balayan, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the European Union, presented his credentials to Charles Michel President of the European Council.  On 4 September, 2023, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos, Head

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

BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION

The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was established on June 25, 1992, in Istanbul, with the signature of the Summit Declaration by the Heads of State and Governments of eleven countries – The Republic of Albania, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Moldova, Romania,

Special residency status

General Information The Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Armenia, enacted in 1994, and then the revised Law on Aliens allow foreign citizens to receive a Special Residency Status in the Republic of Armenia. The Special Residency Status is granted by the Prime Minister of Armenia to the foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals

Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy

The current data protection policy can be found at www.mfa.am. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website publishes information from all Ministry departments. The IT group and Media and Public Diplomacy Department are in charge of the editorial, graphic and technical maintenance of the website. The IT group is its host. SPIP, Open Source Software distributed under the GNU General Pu

Media accreditation procedure for the coverage of the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders to be held on September 17, 2023

Representatives of foreign media, including holders of annual accreditation cards of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who would like to cover the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders to be held on September 17, 2023, in order to receive an accreditation in the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia should apply for an accreditation (short-term accreditation) at the Ministry of Foreign Affai

Citizenship

1. Where should the applications to obtain or renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia be submitted? Applications to obtain or renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia should be submitted personally by the applicant to: The Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, if the application is submitted in the Republic of A