Military offensive of Azerbaijan on north-eastern part of the state border of Armenia was discussed at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting

On July 16, in Vienna, upon initiative of the Armenian Delegation to the OSCE, a current issue entitled “Military offensive of Azerbaijan on north-eastern part of the state border of Armenia” was included in the agenda and discussed at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting.

The video message of Artak Apitonian at the ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum held online under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council.

The Government of Armenia is currently developing the Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050 with its 16 mega goals. The Government has the ambition to synchronize the SDGs with Armenia`s national priorities and reform agenda, by incorporating them into national strategies with an institutionalized and inclusive approach.

Interview of Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian to “Mediamax” news agency

Armenia’s human rights agenda is very broad and we are planning to ensure very active engagement to promote it on the international arena.

Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's speech at Valdai Discussion Club

We have to state that there is nothing new in the speech by the President of Azerbaijan. The maximalist stance of Azerbaijan, which has been the main and essential threat to the peace process, remains unchanged even despite the recent agreements reached, which implies preparing peoples for peace.  

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan’s briefing with Journalists on the Results of the Meeting with Marz and Community Governors in Gyumri

each Ambassador will come up with suggestions, ideas on how he can work in his country and in which direction. We are not starting from scratch. There are processes on how to target, how to make them more practical, applicable and targeted to further strengthen that link between domestic priority and external capacity.

Briefing of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan with journalists on the results of the meeting in business circles

To which extent we take this role of being the direct linker or creating the platform, this is the key agreement we have with Mr. Khachatryan, the Deputy Prime Ministers and the Prime Minister: we need to make the best use of engaging direct actors in this process. Those actors are business circles.

A side event entitled “Investing into Climate Smart Economies: Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development Goals” was held at the UN headquarters

On July 15, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, in the framework of Armenia’s Chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union, hosted a side-event entitled “Investing into Climate Smart Economies: Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development Goals” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

Briefing of Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Artsakh Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Masis Mayilyan with journalists

We have our clear approaches and very clearly formulated positions on each issue.

Remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia on the occasion of official launch of the Project for Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in the Armenia-CoE Action Plan 2019-2022

Armenia, as a carrier of universal values, including the principles of the Council of Europe, is committed to promoting them both at national and international levels. We highly value the advancement of women’s rights in social life and first of all in democratic processes. The success of the Velvet Revolution, in which Armenian women and girls had an active participation, attests to that.

The meeting of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan with Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

The interlocutors also exchanged views on a number of issues related to Armenia's involvement in the Council of Europe and the joint efforts to address the challenges which the organization faces.