Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign affairs of Armenia at the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament

Inter-parliamentary cooperation has been an indispensable and integral part of the political dialogue between Armenia and the European Union. The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee provides a productive platform in this regard. Its last session has been successfully convened in Yerevan last December. As our country is about to complete its transition to parliamentary system of governance the role

Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations takes part at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security

On 20 December Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan participated at the United Nations Security Council open debate on “Complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security”. At the opening of the debate the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlined the importance of countering terrorism, promot

Statement and answers to the questions of journalists by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Special attention was paid to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, aimed at implementing the agreements reached at the 2016-2017 summits of Vienna, St. Petersburg and Geneva on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, aimed at preventing the escalation of the situation, observing the trilateral ceasefire agreements, taking additiona

Remarks and answers to the questions of journalists by Foerign Minister Edward Nalbandian during the joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil

It is noteworthy that this visit of the Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil takes place in the jubilee year of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries and it is a good opportunity to evaluate the quarter century history of the interstate relations and discuss programmes and reach agreements aimed at further deepening of bilateral cooperation.

Edward Nalbandian visits Yad Vashem

After the tour at the Holocaust Museum, the Foreign Minister of Armenia left a note in Yad Vashem's Honorable Guests' Book, which reads: "The most important lesson we learn when visiting Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan is that new genocides and crimes against humanity can be prevented only by the joint efforts of the international community. The moral duty of th

Address By Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian At the Fourth European Armenian Convention

I would like to welcome the participants of the fourth European Armenian Convention. \r\nSpeaking in the premises of the European Parliament, first of all I would like to recall that one of the first resolutions on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was adopted here back in 1987.\r\n

Remarks and answers to the questions of journalists by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during the joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak

Ladies and Gentlemen,\r\n\r\nI am glad to welcome in Armenia Igor Crnadak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is the first high-level visit from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Armenia.\r\n\r\n

Congratulations from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to Charles Aznavour on receiving star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame”

On August 24, the star after world famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour was installed on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame.” On this occasion the American “Variety” magazine has dedicated a special section to Charles Aznavour and included the congratulatory messages addressed to the artist. The congratulatory message from Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armen

Statement by Minister Nalbandian at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of Eastern Partnership in Chisinau

Armenia and the EU have finalized the Partnership Priorities for 2017-2020 and tomorrow in Yerevan we are going to start the talks on the Single Support Framework of the EU assistance to Armenia for the same period.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia participated in the Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting

On June 19, in Luxembourg, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, as well as Foreign Ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countr