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 Day

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

The statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the ECHR ruling on “Makuchyan and Minasyan vs Azerbaijan and Hungary” case

Today, on May 26, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case of “Makuchyan and Minasyan vs Azerbaijan and Hungary,” which is related to the release and glorification by Azerbaijan of Ramil Safarov, who brutally killed Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan.

Interview of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to the Public TV

Petros Ghazaryan: Good evening Minister. Thank you for taking your time for this interview. So, as the borders immediately closed down, many citizens of Armenia found themselves locked in different countries. What is the situation? How many returned citizens do we have? How many citizens are remaining abroad and what is the country-based situation?

Statement by MFA of Armenia regarding the statements by the President of Turkey on Armenian Genocide made in the United States

By justifying and denying the Armenian Genocide, pursuing aggressive policies marked by the use of force against its neighbours, sustaining land blockade of Armenia for more than two decades and providing political and military assistance to Azerbaijan in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkey continues to be a security threat to the Armenian people, which survived the genocide.

Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the annual conference of the MFA apparatus and heads of diplomatic service abroad

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

Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts participated in the Eastern Partnership Senior Officials Meeting in Brussels

On April 11, the semi-annual Eastern Partnership (EaP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) took place in Brussels. In attendance were official delegations of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, Member States and Partner Countries. The Armenian delegation was headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts.

Events dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Lithuania

On April 24, at the initiative of the Embassy of Armenia to Lithuania and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, and with the support of the Union of Armenians of Lithuania, a presentation-discussion of the collection of documents entitled "Diplomats witness and condemn the Armenian Genocide" (edited by Eva Merrenicz, Rome, 2015) was held at the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum dedicated to the Armenia

Edward Nalbandian received Ambassadors accredited in Armenia

Responding to the remarks of Edward Nalbandian, the heads of several diplomatic representations emphasized that they agree with the Minister with regards the steps taken by the authorities towards ensuring the freedom of assembly in a proper way, as well as the professional and balanced actions of the law enforcement bodies, highlighting the importance of preserving the peaceful nature of protests

The Statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

The Turkish side refused to ratify the Protocols and intentionally moved the whole process to the stalemate. This was the very reason that compelled Armenia to suspend the ratification procedure, while staying in the normalization process, and this was duly acknowledged and welcomed by the leaders of different countries\r\n\r\n

Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece

25 years ago the diplomatic relations were established between the newly independent Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic. The regular high level visits gave new impetus to our partnership and outline the main areas of cooperation. In this regard I would like to highlight the visits of President Serzh Sargsyan to Greece in 2016 and the visit of President Karolos Papoulias to Armenia in 20