Armenia's Permanent Representative spoke about the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day at the UN General Assembly

On April 24, Armenia's Permanent Representative to the UN participated in the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.

Comment by MFA Spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan regarding the statements made by official Ankara ahead of the Armenian Genocide anniversary

On the eve of the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide I must note with regret that all this time we have witnessed various forms of denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey. The denial has been consistent, but the forms and the substance of denial have not.

Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the opening session of the Third Global Forum Against Crime of Genocide

Your excellency President of Armenia, Mr. Armen Sarkissian, Your grace Archbishop Natan Hovhannisyan, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Many warm welcome to Armenia, Many warm welcome to the first morning post-election Armenia. Welcome to the Third Global Forum. Welcome to Matenadaran, the institute and museum of ancient manuscripts, a monument of knowledge, idea, creation

Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

The Convention, which was the first international agreement on human rights, greatly contributed to the creation of international criminal law. Genocide was qualified as a crime worthy of condemnation by the civilized world and for which both the criminals who carry out this atrocity and those who are complicit shall be punished.

UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the Resolution initiated by Armenia on the Prevention of Genocide

On March 23, at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Resolution on Prevention of Genocide, initiated by Armenia, was adopted by consensus. About six dozen countries representing all regional groups of the Human Rights Council joined Armenia and co-sponsored the resolution. The resolution will remain open for co-sponsoring for another two weeks.

President of the Republic attended the premiere of the documentary film "Architects of Denial"

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan and Mme Rita Sargsyan attended the premiere of the documentary film "Architects of Denial" at the Moscow Cinema.\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia delivered remarks at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council

In his remarks, Edward Nalbandian touched upon the two important jubilees, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, noting that the provisions of these fundamental human rights instruments are still being violated in many parts of the world.\r\n

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the High Level Segment of the 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Thirty years ago, during these very days in February 1988 anti-Armenian pogroms broke out in Azerbaijani Sumgait leaving numerous Armenians killed, maimed and deported. They were perpetrated by the authorities of Azerbaijan with the aim to punish Armenians for the peaceful aspirations of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh for self-determination.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

As a people that passed through the horrors of Genocide, Armenians feel moral obligation to contribute to the international efforts for prevention of genocides, crimes against humanity.

Remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Edward Nalbandian for the event of 150th anniversary of Canada

I would like to particularly mention the successful cooperation between Armenia and Canada within the framework of the International Organization of La Francophonie. We highly appreciate the strong Canadian support during the last year's Francophone Summit in Madagascar for the proposal to hold the Francophonie Summit in 2018 in Yerevan.