The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs had bilateral meetings in Rio de Janeiro

On June 21 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian who is in Rio de Janeiro to take part in the works of the Rio+20 Summit, had bilateral meetings.

Armenia’s initiations at the United Nations Human Rights Council 6th Session

On 28 September,  at its 6th Session United Nations Human Rights Council adopted without a vote a Resolution on the Protection of cultural heritage as an important component for the promotion and protection of cultural rights. The Republic of Armenia is the initiator and main sponsor of this Resolution, which was supported cross-regionally and co-sponsored by Council members and observer

Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Office of the Honorary Consul of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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

LIST OF COUNTRIES THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS THE HOLDERS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WHEREOF CAN APPLY FOR VISITOR VISA ONLY AT THE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OR CONSULAR POSTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ABROAD AND WITH INVITATION ONLY

Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Islands Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Moza

Citizenship

1. Where should the applications to obtain or renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia be submitted? Applications to obtain or renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia should be submitted personally by the applicant to: The Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, if the application is submitted in the Republic of A