President of RA Serzh Sargsyan opened MFA diplomatic school

On February 15, the solemn ceremony of opening of MFA diplomatic school took place with participation of President of RA Serzh Sargsyan. The foundation of MFA diplomatic school opens a new page in the area of preparation of diplomatic staff. During the ceremony, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, who declared foundation of diplomatic school one of the im

Interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to "Politique Internationale" Journal

ARMENIA AND THE WORLD \r\nAn interview with editorial staff of Politique Internationale\r\n\r\nPolitique Internationale — Mr Nalbandian, you were appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2008, after spending thirty years working abroad. How do you view the world today from the perspective of Yerevan? And what is Armenia’s place in the world?

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

Canada

General information Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Canada were established on January 31, 1992. In January 1995 Armenia opened Embassy in Ottawa. Since 2019 Anahit Harutyunyan is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Canada. Ambassador Harutyunyan is also representing Armenia in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, residence in Montreal). Ambas

Russia

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation were established on April 3, 1992. The Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation have close allied relations marked by frequent bilateral visits at the high and the highest levels. Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation covers all directions of the bilateral cooperation agenda, including mili

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

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

SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organization, the establishment of which was announced by the members of “the Shanghai Five” and Uzbekistan on July 15, 2016 in Shanghai. The mechanism of “the Shanghai Five” was established as a result of signing of the agreements on strengthening trust in the military sphe

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,