Briefing with journalists by the Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at Yerablur

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. As stated in our press release, and it is good that the same messages were indicated in the relevant press releases of the other side and the Co-Chairs as well - it is a continuous, consistent policy which we pursue. First of all, it’s not something new for us, we have always emphasized the need for an environment conducive to peace. I am confident, everyone understands

Response by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan on trilateral meetings in Istanbul

Reply: We would like to reiterate once again that the only format for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with an internationally recognized mandate is the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship. The principles of the settlement of the conflict are fixed within this format and they are represented as an integrated whole. The selective approach to these principles in no way contributes to eff

Briefing of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to the Artsakh media

We consistently underline that if we are seriously moving towards peaceful settlement, and for all of us it is an exclusively peaceful settlement, exclusively through negotiations and exclusively within the framework of the Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, these important factors in practical terms are subject to real implementation when we work towards creating an environment conducive to peace. What

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan participated in “Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction to Build Sustainable and Resilient Societies” side-event

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: "The region from where we come from can share both tragic experiences of natural disasters and the examples of global and regional cooperation in tackling their consequences. In our case Armenia experienced the devastating earthquake exactly 30 years ago. Based on our regional experiences, we know that disaster risk reduction can and should also serve as a strong confidence-bu

Statement by Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the 38th Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

I warmly welcome you in Yerevan at the 38th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. This is Armenia’s 5th chairmanship of the Organisation since its inception. What makes this one special is that we have the privilege of the chairmanship while we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of our BSEC Charter. This anniversary is a pertinent reminder of our commitment to th

Press Statement by Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan on the results of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council

Thank you for a very warm welcome․ This is indeed a very symbolic and important time in our relations that we have gathered for the first Partnership Council after the signing of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. It is also happening at the time, which follows the important developments in Armenia.

Answers of Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in the National Assembly during the Q&A session with the Government

Armen Ashotyan: My question is about the visit of the Minsk group Co-Chairs. We have got two releases through media - about your meeting and about the Prime Minister’s meeting. And the releases, to tell the truth, were not very much different from those published for years. I would like to ask you, distinguished Minister, using this high tribune, to reveal some details about the followi

Interview of the Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to "Banadzev" TV programme

We expressed our position when the relevant UN resolution was adopted back in 2015, we have welcomed a joint, comprehensive action plan. For us, relations with Iran are of vital importance, we have an already formed and developed relations with Iran. We are sensitive to these issues. We also take into account the role of the Security Council's resolution and we have cooperation with the United Sta

Briefing with journalists by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan during the 27th annual joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and local bodies of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: I will confine myself to noting that currently our ultimate goal is to re-engage in negotiations, exclusively within the framework of the Minsk Group co-chairmanship.

The answers of Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan during the Q&A session with the Government in the National Assembly

Indeed, our visit was intended, we could say, to prevent and convey a message that we remain vigilant and it is extremely important for us to prevent any development, which may have a negative impact on the negotiation process. I hope, we will not have any other development. As I said we pay great attention to this goal also, that is to exclude any such development, any escalation. This will not h