MFA Statement

A year ago, on this day, September 13, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched a military aggression unprecedented on its scale against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. This Azerbaijani aggression was preceded by the invasion and occupation of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in May and November 2021. As a consequence of these actions Azerbaijan has occupied 150

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

13 years ago, in 2010, the UN General Assembly, with Resolution No.65/209, proclaimed August 30th as the Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, expressing concern at the "the increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances in various regions of the world".

Speech of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the UN Security Council urgent meeting

On August 16, Minister of Foreign Affairs Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan participated in the urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, which was convened at the request of Armenia, on the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan and the total  siege of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Republic of Armenia appealed to the UN Security Council with the request to convene an emergency meeting

On August 11, the Republic of Armenia appealed to the United Nations Security Council with a request to convene an emergency meeting regarding the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the total blockade inflicted upon the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.  

Speech by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

On May 23, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan participated in a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict and delivered remarks.

Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia with the delegation of the French Senate

On April 24 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the delegation led by Bruno Retailleau, Chairman of the Group for International awareness on Nagorno-Karabakh of the French Senate, the head of the "Republicans" faction. Тhe Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Group Gilbert-Luc Devinaz was also among the members of the delegation.

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the efforts of the President of Azerbaijan to disrupt the ongoing normalisation processes in the South Caucasus

The statements that President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made on April 18, 2023 once again demonstrate his intentions to torpedo the efforts of the Armenian side and the international community aimed at establishing peace in the South Caucasus.  

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the 31st anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in Maragha

31 years ago, on April 10, 1992, the Azerbaijani armed forces carried out a preplanned brutal massacre of the peaceful population of the Armenian settlement of Maragha in Martakert region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as a result of which the settlement with a population of about 5,000 was completely subjected to ethnic cleansing, more than 50 civilians were brutally killed and as many were taken captive.

Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan at the Human Rights Council 52nd Session

On February 28, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who was in Geneva, participated in the UN Human Rights Council 52nd Session and delivered remarks. In his speech, Minister Mirzoyan, particularly noted:

The answer of the MFA Press Secretary to the question of the "Armenpress" news agency

We have repeatedly raised the need for a proper international investigation of the war crimes committed by Azerbaijan and demanded accountability of perpetrators and organisers of the crimes, including through the adoption of international sanctions.