Ambassador Mkrtchyan concluded his working visit to Riga

In the frames of his working visit TIgran Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of Armenia to the Republic of Latvia (residence in Vilnius) on December 2 met Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima.

Foreign Minister’s meeting with the Vice-President of Indonesia

On November 1, while paying an official visit to Jakarta, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, was received by Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of Indonesia. \r\n

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia

Interlocuteurs discussed in a detail manner numerous issues of the Armenian-Georgian cooperation agenda, namely the realization of agreements reached on high level, economic and trade cooperation, diversification of transport roots, cooperation in energy sector, promotion of cultural exchanges, development of tourism. In this regard, the importance of activation of the Armenian-Georgian inter-gove

Statement by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the OSCE Wide Counter Terrorism Conference

In his remarks, Deputy FM Hovakimian stressed that Armenia has been the first country in the framework of OSCE to condemn mass atrocities perpetrated by ISIL and Al Nusra against Yazidis in Iraq and Armenians in Kessab and Deir Zor in Syria. In his words, it is necessary to focus on the prevention of hate crimes since they directly link violent extremism to terrorism.\r\n

Statement of Ambassador Kirakossian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the escalation of situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-zone

Under these circumstances the Republic of Armenia as a party to the trilateral ceasefire agreement of 1994 will take necessary actions. People of Nagorno-Karabakh have the right to self-defence and Armenia as a guarantor of their physical security will stand by them. The President of Armenia instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to prepare the draft treaty on the mutual military as

Meeting of Edward Nalbandian and Federica Mogherini

On March 1, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, met Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission.\r\n

Reception in Switzerland on the occasion of the Independence Day of Armenia

On October 1, H.E. Mr. Charles Aznavour, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, hosted an official reception at the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia delivered a speech at the Ministerial event on the “OSCE Peace Operations”

On October 1, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in a meeting in the UN Headquarters, New York, dedicated to OSCE peacekeeping missions, organised under the auspices of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika – Switzerland, Serbia, and Germany.\r\n\r\n

Edward Nalbandian delivered a lecture at the Faculty of International Relations of YSU on the occasion of the start of the academic year

On September 1 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited Yerevan State University where traditionally he had the first lecture of the academic year at the Faculty of International Relations of YSU. The event was attended by the leadership of YSU and the Faculty, professors, lecturers.

FM Edward Nalbandian’s interview to Slovenian daily newspaper “Dnevnik”

Azerbaijan is bragging about its power, but it is a big illusion. Country, which is preaching war, not peace couldn’t be powerful. Azerbaijan has increased military budget about 30 times in 10 years, has multiplied bellicose statements, hate speech, and regularly threatens to use force.