Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of the OSCE

Trust and confidence are built when agreements are implemented. With this understanding Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh gave their consents to implement the mentioned high level agreements. Azerbaijan backtracked from those agreements as it had done with prior commitments many times before. This attitude of Azerbaijan questions its credibility for being a party to negotiations, which honours its agre

Monument Dedicated to World-Famous Canadian-Armenian Photographer Yousuf Karsh Unveiled in Ottawa

On June 9th, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Canada and 150th Anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Yousuf Karsh, Canadian-Armenian world-reknown portrait photographer, took place in the downtown of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, on Confederation Boulevard. The ribbon was cut by Arm

Interview of the Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian to Tert.am

President Serzh Sargsyan, who was recently on official visit to Brussels, announced that the negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new legal framework agreement have been concluded. In a comprehensive interview to Tert.am Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian, who was Armenia’s chief negotiator in recent talks, elaborated on the essence of the new document and its benef

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s remarks and answers to questions of journalists during the annual press conference for the 2016 diplomatic year - Part II

I don’t know who can gain and what from the Lapshin’s case, but I am sure that it will not add to anyone’s prestige. Right the opposite. It is an infamy, when people are being persecuted for exercising their fundamental rights of freedom of movement and speech. In some cases that infamy already became a distinctive feature of their identity.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the Open Government Partnership Summit 2016

Between 2011 and 2016, in line with two Action Plans Armenia implemented tangible reforms in major sectors such as the law-making activities, public procurement, access to and freedom of information, healthcare, education, local self-governance, mining industry. Through the implementation of more than 20 commitments targeted actions have been undertaken to meet main OGP challenges on improving pub

An Event in Celebration of the UN Day at the UN Headquarters

On October 24, in celebration of the UN day the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN, in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), organized a performance at the UN Headquarters, attended by a large number of delegates of the UN member states, representatives of the UN agencies, academia and civil society.

Answer of Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Кocharyan to the question by “Armenpress” news agency

While the international community fights against barbaric actions of terrorist groups, Azerbaijan, a country which is considered a subject of the international law, carries out actions of the same inhumane style.

Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech at the University of Helsinki

On May 2, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech, entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: recent developments” in Aleksanteri Institute of University of Helsinki, during which Professor Jouni Järvinen, Director of the Institute, high-ranking representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, ambassadors and diplomats accredited to Helsinki, analysts, journ

Speech of the Foreign Minister of Armenia at Aleksanteri Institute of University of Helsinki

In order to avoid a new war in the region all of the efforts of the international community should be directed to enforce an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Statement of Ambassador Kirakossian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the escalation of situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-zone

Under these circumstances the Republic of Armenia as a party to the trilateral ceasefire agreement of 1994 will take necessary actions. People of Nagorno-Karabakh have the right to self-defence and Armenia as a guarantor of their physical security will stand by them. The President of Armenia instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to prepare the draft treaty on the mutual military as