Statement by Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the results of the meeting with Taro Kono, Foreign Minister of Japan

We have Embassies in Tokyo and Yerevan and have had an opportunity to thank our Ambassadors who maintain on a daily basis our bilateral relations agenda and provide us with ideas. We urged our Ambassadors to further intensify their efforts so that we can continue feeling that tangible impact of our bilateral relations and find ways to further broaden such cooperation.

Remarks of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia at the opening of the historical documentary exhibition "Armenia-Russia: friendship, forged over centuries centuries"

Our peoples are binded by many deep rooted ties and truly friendly feelings that have always been the defining feature of our contacts. That is the solid foundation on which the multifaceted relations between Armenia and Russia are built.\r\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs received the Heads of a number of international observation missions of the parliamentary elections in Armenia

Edward Nalbandian noted that these elections were very important amid the transition to the parliamentary system of governance. In all stages of the reforms implemented in this regard the authorities of Armenia have closely cooperated with their international partners, all of whom have highly commended the process.

Ambassador Mkrtchyan met with the President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

On October 6, Tigran Mkrtchyan, Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania, met with Robertas Dargis, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists.

Third International Forum of the MGIMO Alumni held in Yerevan

On October 23, the 3rd International Forum of Alumni of the MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) was held in the Sports and Concerts Complex named after Karen Demirchyan.\r\n

Major events on the Armenian Genocide Centenary in the Netherlands

On April 20 a Commemorative event was held in St. Jacobs Grote Kerk, The Hague, Netherlands, dedicated to the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide which was organized by the Cooperating Armenian Organization under the auspices of the Embassy of Armenia.

FM Edward Nalbandian’s interview to Slovenian daily newspaper “Dnevnik”

Azerbaijan is bragging about its power, but it is a big illusion. Country, which is preaching war, not peace couldn’t be powerful. Azerbaijan has increased military budget about 30 times in 10 years, has multiplied bellicose statements, hate speech, and regularly threatens to use force.

Foreign Minister of Armenia met the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia drew the attention of the Co-Chairs to the multiplication of violations of the cease-fire regime and subversive actions along the border with Armenia and on the Line of Contact with Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing that during the recent weeks the Azerbaijani armed forces violated cease-fire more than 3000 times, which resulted in human losses, including among

Event dedicated to the 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp held in Poland

On January 27, by the initiative of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Oświęcim) and the International Auschwitz Committee an event was held dedicated to the 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camps.

Answers of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian during the annual press conference on the activities of the Foreign Ministry during 2013

Hasmik Harutyunyan (Armenpress news agency):\r\n– Mr. Minister, my question is about the Madrid principles. In Kazan when the mediators presented the document, Azerbaijan rejected it. So can we say that by this the Madrid principles became a past history, and whether there are any new principles for the conflict settlement based on which the negotiations are conducted? Thank You.