Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of the OSCE

Trust and confidence are built when agreements are implemented. With this understanding Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh gave their consents to implement the mentioned high level agreements. Azerbaijan backtracked from those agreements as it had done with prior commitments many times before. This attitude of Azerbaijan questions its credibility for being a party to negotiations, which honours its agre

Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Armenian-Italian business forum

Armenia registered high growth rates in information and communication technologies, innovation, precise engineering and relevant research areas of capacity building sectors aiming at strengthening its regional leading role in this regard. To give more momentum to the development of Information and Communication Technologies we provide tax privileges to the start-ups exempting them from profit tax

Statement of Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the joint press conference with Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy

Today we had very productive discussions with my colleague on various issues of our bilateral agenda, as well as cooperation within international formats. Though recently high level visits between our countries have intensified, we mutually agree that there is still a great potential that needs to be utilized for further development of our political dialogue. With this aim, together with my collea

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the 127th Session of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe

Protection of cultural heritage in particular is important for the Armenian people that have suffered immense losses of cultural legacy throughout its history and most recently in Azerbaijan by the hands of its government and in Syria by the terrorist groups. In this regard we welcome the adoption of the Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s remarks and answers to questions of journalists during the annual press conference for the 2016 diplomatic year - Part II

I don’t know who can gain and what from the Lapshin’s case, but I am sure that it will not add to anyone’s prestige. Right the opposite. It is an infamy, when people are being persecuted for exercising their fundamental rights of freedom of movement and speech. In some cases that infamy already became a distinctive feature of their identity.

The Foreign Minister participated in the Session of Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe

In the context of the 15th Anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe, the Foreign Minister stressed. “2016 marks the 15th Anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe. These have been years of fruitful cooperation in various areas of mutual interest. In a few days we will officially launch the Council of Europe 2015-2018 Action Plan for Armenia, w

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

Ambassador Mnatsakanyan participated in the UNSC Open Debate on “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”

On 19 January Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan today delivered a statement during the Security Council Open Debate on “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”.

Statement of Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Parliament of Luxembourg

The irrevocable process of recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide by the international community is going on.

Foreign Minister presented the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2014

In 2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, based on the foreign policy guidelines and assignments outlined by the President of Armenia, continued its activities aimed at the strengthening of the country's external security component, maintenance of external favorable conditions and guaranties for the development of the country; increase of the number of Armenia’s friends on various cont