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A Brief Report on Bilateral Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Arab Republic of Egypt.11 September, 2020
The relations between Armenia and Egypt are anchored on centuries-old friendship, historical and cultural commonalities, and mutual trust.
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Remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Artak Apitonian at “Every action counts: Effective and sustainable protection of the rights of refugees in Armenia” teleconference on the occasion of World Refugee Day20 June, 2020
I would like to thank the International Center for Human Development and its President Tevan Poghosyan, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Armenia and the Armenian Migration Service for this initiative. I would also like to welcome the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Shombi Sharp, the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan and all
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The High-level side event “Towards a more inclusive, representative and responsive Council” held in Geneva25 February, 2020
Minister noted that the establishment of the Human Rights Council had an aim to depoliticize the issue, as well as to move human rights issues to a higher UN tribune.
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Interview of Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian to “Mediamax” news agency12 February, 2020
Armenia’s human rights agenda is very broad and we are planning to ensure very active engagement to promote it on the international arena.
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Statement by the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the centennial of pogroms of Armenians in Agulis24 December, 2019
Today we commemorate the centennial of massacres of Armenians in Agulis. A century ago, on the night of December 24 to 25, 1919, the peaceful Armenian population of Agulis was massacred, while this ancient Armenian settlement of Nakhichevan was left in ruins.
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Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the occasion of Armenia’s election as a Member of the UN Human Rights Council17 October, 2019
Armenia is determined to contribute to the strengthening of international cooperation and dialogue at the Human Rights Council, and to this end we have already expressed our clear pledges and commitments that we plan to implement over the coming years. We will continue to fight against identity-based violations of human rights, including discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and hate speech beca
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Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the annual conference of the MFA apparatus and heads of diplomatic service abroad27 August, 2019
I cordially welcome all the participants of the conference, your presence here is very important and I look forward to having an active and substantive discussion on the conference agenda. But before my remarks, I would like to honour the memory of those who should have been here but who are not with us today due to the twist of fate. I would ask for a minute of silence to pay tribute to our recen
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Statement by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom18 July, 2019
As a strong supporter of the universality of human rights, Armenia promotes adherence to international human rights instruments and firm commitments to ensuring freedom of religion within the framework of the overall democratization of the society.
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Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan’s briefing with journalist after the High Level Conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership15 May, 2019
We have our agenda - working with the European Union on a bilateral level and we have a rather serious, rich agenda.
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The interview of Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation04 April, 2019
We intend to also strengthen our representation in Ethiopia which will be another important medium platform to expand these relations. We have a potential which has to be untapped.