Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Gegham Gharibjanian receives the Delegation of National Council of Switzerland

On October 9, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Gegham Gharibjanian received the delegation of National Council of Switzerland, headed by Co-Chairs of Switzerland-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group, Deputies of National Council Dominique de Buman and Ueli Leunenberger. Swiss MPs highly appreciated Armenian-Swiss friendly relations which are based on centur

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 Edward Nalabandian met the Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey.

On June 27 Minister Edward Nalbandian received the delegation headed by the Federal Councilor, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey, who was in Yerevan on two day official visit. Welcoming the swiss delegation, Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia stressed the importance of strengthening of cooperation with Switzerland. He also highlighted that

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Received a Delegation from the National Council of the Swiss Confederation

On November 8, 2007, Foreign Minister Oskanian received a delegation headed by Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, Speaker of the Swiss Confederation  National Council. Welcoming the guests, Minister Oskanian expressed appreciation for the increased Armenia-Switzerland bilateral contacts in the recent period and the Armenian-Swiss Parliamentary Friendship Group’s active and effecti

Foreign Minister Oskanian’s Visit to Switzerland

On March 13, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian delivered a statement at the 4th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva. On the same day, in Bern, the Minister met with the President of the Swiss Confederation Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, who is also Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the two discussed bilateral relations and the pros

Armenia seeks normalisation of relations

Armenia's Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian talks about the closed border with Turkey, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks and the role of the OSCE. The Caucasus region is a bridge between Asia and Europe; as such it is a very important region. What is your overall view of the geopolitical situation of Armenia? The Caucasus is a very complicated region. Historically there have

Switzerland

General Information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation were established on 30 April 1992. On 7 June 2019 Andranik Hovhannisyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland (residence in Geneva). On 21 July 2022, Lukas Rosenkranz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Con

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE FRANCOPHONIE

THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE  Useful links: http://www.cde.am/ http://www.francophonie.org/ General information on the International Organization of La Francophonie The International Organization of la Francophonie (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) was founded in 1970 and is an international institution responsible for the preservation and dissemination o

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

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,