Edward Nalbandian participated in the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On May 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held in Prague, in the beginning of which Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations delivered opening remarks.

Speech of the Foreign Minister of Armenia at the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Today, it is imperative to preclude the future reoccurrence of what happened in the beginning of April, to ensure that the dangerous attempts on seeking military solution to the issue will be effectively curbed. The implementation of the confidence building measures proposed by the Co-chairs will certainly serve that purpose, including the creation of the mechanism of investigation for the violati

First observance of International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime at the United Nations

On 9 December 2015, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, in partnership with the President of the UN General Assembly and the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, co-hosted the first annual observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime at the Trusteeship

Edward Nalbandian. Turkey should reconcile with its own past

The article of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian with some abridgments published in French “Le Figaro” newspaper. We present the full version of the article. \r\n\r\nIn international relations there are, unfortunately, cases of missed opportunities. The statement of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, followed by the comments of other Turkish senior officials on the eve and after the commemoration

Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a speech during the parliamentary hearings on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

On June 13 Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the parliamentary hearings on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide organized by the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of the National Assembly. The hearings took place at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.

Reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of Armenia to the Holy See took place

On September 19 a reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of the RA to the Holy See and the opening of the exhibition entitled “Gregory the Illuminator: the common heritage of Christianity” took place in Palazzo della Cancelleria hall of Rome.

Minister Oskanian addresses Special Session of the OSCE Permanent Council

Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian addressed a special session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The organization's 54 countries' representatives heard the Minister address such issues as OSCE reform, the work of the OSCE office in Yerevan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in Yerevan, the Nagorno Karabakh

History

Historical Review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In 1918, in parallel with the restoration of statehood, Armenia gained international recognition and established diplomatic ties. Armenia established diplomatic relations with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran and other countries. Plenipotentiary representatives (consuls) were appointed to the USA, Bulgaria,

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

Visa

To apply for E-VISA please visit https://evisa.mfa.am DOWNLOAD VISA APPLICATION FORM (.pdf) List of countries whose nationals are unilaterally exempted from the requirement of obtaining a visa. List of countries, with which Armenia has a visa-free regime according to bilateral and multilateral agreements. Holders of all other national passports and travel documents, including UN Laissez-P