Speech by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Conference on the Southern Caucasus- Political Challenges and Development Perspectives

I appreciate the opportunity to speak before you on our political challenges, on resolving conflicts and perhaps most importantly, on development. When I’m at the OSCE or at the Council of Europe, I speak with my foreign minister’s hat on. Here, in this more theoretical forum, I’d like to use the opportunity to speak

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 AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIAAT THE 31st GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO

  Mr. President, Mr. Director General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I would like to greet the representatives and delegates to the 31st General Conference of UNESCO. And I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Preside

Italy

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Italian Republic were established on 17 March 1992. On October 24, 2024 Vladimir Karapetyan was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia in the Italian Republic. On January 21 2025, Alessandro Ferranti, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of

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,

Study in Armenia

At present, 26 state universities (of which 4 international), and 33 private (licensed) higher educational institutions function in the Republic of Armenia. There are many types of institutions, such as universities, institutes, academies and a conservatory, that provide higher education. The most widespread spheres in the scientific and educational system of Armenia are Physics, Mathematics, Ch

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

Recognition

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915-23 widespread massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly exec

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