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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, acting Foreign Minister of Armenia, delivered remarks at the 10th EaP Civil Society Forum in Tbilisi11 December, 2018“Armenia’s policies including its foreign policy are strictly Armenia-driven, are strictly pro-Armenian. And it is in this pro-Armenian approach that we have been building partnerships, especially with the institutions, countries, organizations, with whom we find amplified examples of what we want to achieve at home. So our relationship with European Union has been driven exactly by th
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Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the opening session of the Third Global Forum Against Crime of Genocide10 December, 2018Your excellency President of Armenia, Mr. Armen Sarkissian, Your grace Archbishop Natan Hovhannisyan, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Many warm welcome to Armenia, Many warm welcome to the first morning post-election Armenia. Welcome to the Third Global Forum. Welcome to Matenadaran, the institute and museum of ancient manuscripts, a monument of knowledge, idea, creation
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Remarks by acting Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at Plenary Session of World Forum for Democracy “Women, security and democratization in the context of multilateralism”22 November, 2018We are a relatively new member to the Council of Europe. We are one of the beneficiaries of that multilateralism because we have chosen a model, once we restored our independence, we have chosen a model, which absorbs the values of Europe, which absorbs the principles of Europe, it absorbs the architecture, national building, state and institutional building along the lines that are known to
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Minister Mnatsakanyan delivered opening remarks at the High-level panel discussion to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide13 September, 2018On September 13, within the framework of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council the High-level panel discussion in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was held; holding of the panel was enshrined in the Armenia- initiated Resolution on Genocide Prevention adopted at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Counci
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Edward Nalbandian delivered remarks at the 24th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council07 December, 2017
According to Minister Nalbandian, Azerbaijan’s intentions can be easily tracked by its expenditures: Baku spends billions to buy influence in the world capitals, as once again became obvious through notorious “Laundromat” affair, it spends much more for purchases of advanced weaponry, but it has not invested anything so far to prepare its population for peace, as the Co-Chairs ha
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Statement by Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 24th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council07 December, 2017
The consequences of the closure of the OSCE Office in Yerevan pertain to very essence of the OSCE, which is designed to settle the issues through dialogue and cooperation and never through imposing the position of one participating State at the expense of all others and the entire Organization. It created a very negative precedent. The refusal of Azerbaijan to join the consensus on the extension o
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Interview of the Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian to Tert.am14 March, 2017
President Serzh Sargsyan, who was recently on official visit to Brussels, announced that the negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new legal framework agreement have been concluded. In a comprehensive interview to Tert.am Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian, who was Armenia’s chief negotiator in recent talks, elaborated on the essence of the new document and its benef
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Remarks and answer of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during the joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Moldova16 November, 2016
Today my colleague and I had a comprehensive discussion on bilateral and multilateral agenda, as well as current international and regional issues. Armenia attaches importance to the deepening of friendly relations with Moldova\r\n
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Speech of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the 34th session of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs01 July, 2016
We attach importance to the realization of the concept of, so called, inland ports within the multimodal transits. In the context of inter-regional transport systems, Armenia stands for the extension of the Black Sea Ring Highway main route to the borders with Iran, the sectoral dialogue partner of the Organization. We also support the initiatives, aimed at the development of freight and passenger
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Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian answered questions of journalists at Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex24 April, 2016
Azerbaijan failed in the negotiations, for that very reason it attempted to find some solutions through military means, but it failed here as well. Baku would be forced to return to the negotiation table, as there is no alternative, any other way, the negotiations should be continued.