Opening Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian

Mr. President of the Human Rights Council,\r\nLadies and Gentlemen,\r\nFirst I would like to thank Madam Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office for holding this High Level Panel Discussion dedicated to the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Edward Nalbandian: The level, volume, content and scope of relations between Armenia and Russia speak for themselves

Moscow, 22 October. From 23 to 25 of October the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is to pay a state visit to Russia. On the eve of the visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian gave an interview in Yerevan to Alexander Korzin and Hovhannes Qosyan, special correspondents of “Interfax”.

Op-ed by Edward Nalbandian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, in "Wall Street Journal"

Armenia's Foreign minister says Ankara needs to prove its good intentions.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s visit to Berlin

On March 15, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian paid an official visit to Berlin. Armenian Foreign Minister met with Guido Westerwelle, Deputy Chancellor and Federal Foreign Minister. The meeting between Ministers Nalbandian and Westerwelle took place in tête-à-tête and enlarged formats. Minister Nalbandian thanked his German colleague for the invita

Speech of H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the «Security and Cooperation in and around the Caucasus» International Conference

Mr. Secretary, Dear participants of the conference, It is a pleasure to address the distinguished participants of this conference dedicated to the security, stability and cooperation in the Caucasus region. I am hopeful that the discussions held at this Conference will be useful in generating innovative ideas that would help evaluate and repel efficiently security risks and thre

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization

In Conegliano Italy on December 9, 2007, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization. The award, established in 1992 by the Dama Castellana organization, the town of Conegliano, the Province of Treviso, the Region of Veneto, and the European Community, is intended for those individuals who personify human v

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "European Neighbourhood Policy" Conference in Brussels

You’ll forgive me if I look at our mission here from a distance – both a geographic distance from Brussels, and the space provided by time, by the decades from the beginning of this integration process until today. The Schumann-Monet dream was for peace and prosperity -- at a time when both seemed to be out of reach. Today, both can be taken for granted by Europeans who have b

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the BSEC 15th Anniv. Summit Metting

Mr. Chairman, it’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you for your hospitality. Fifteen years ago, when BSEC was founded, it was a visionary effort at a time when the world stood at a historical crossroads, when almost all of our member states were themselves living their own historical turning point, heading a new or a re-organized state.  Just as our organization was young, so we

Speech by H.E. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs At the University for Peace Conference on Capacity Building for Peace and Development: Roles of Diaspora

In this conference of experts, I feel right at home. I am, by default, an expert on Diaspora. I was born in Syria, the heart of the Armenian Diaspora, came to the homeland for the first time as a Diasporan student -- and today, I am foreign minister of that homeland which has more of its nationals living in Diaspora, than at home. I appre

Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge

On behalf of the National Commission, I wish to publicly express our sincere appreciation to everyone who has participated in this conference. I want to thank the Zoryan Institute for their professional and organizational counsel. I especially wish to thank the scholars, writers, professors - all with serious work and time commitments