Edward Nalbandian met with Foreign Minister of Syria

Edward Nalbandian, the Acting Foreign Minister, expressed hope that the recent agreements reached on the settlement of the Syrian crisis will be respected and implemented, thus paving a way towards the launch of comprehensive talks on the peaceful resolution of the crisis.

Comment by Tigran Balayan, MFA Spokesman, on the US-Russia agreements on Syrian crisis

We welcome the agreements on the Syrian crisis reached between Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and John Kerry, US Secretary of State.

Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan handed over the credentials to Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

During the tête-à-tête meeting, following the ceremony, President Grybauskaitė congratulated the Ambassador on the occasion of his appointment and wished him success. Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed hope that Ambassador Mkrtchyan will actively contribute to the deepening of bilateral relations and expressed her readiness to support the Ambassador during his mission.

Answer of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to the question by the “First News Service” of Public TV

We, indeed, welcome the draft bill, initiated by the Government of France, which was unanimously adopted by the National Assembly.

Speech by Edward Nalbandian at the Global Forum “Against the Crime of Genocide”

Today it is hard to imagine that some 50 years ago, during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary, the Armenian Genocide was just a dark page of the history of mankind and was not discussed beyond the Armenian circles. It is due to collective, unified efforts of the Armenian people and support of the international community that today we can say with confidence - the Armenian Genocide gained wo

Foreign Minister of Armenia delivered speech at the Global Forum “Against the Crime of Genocide”

In many cases crimes against survivors continue throughout ensuing years, even decades of the genocidal acts. I am talking about the attempts to conceal or deny committed crimes. Unequivocally, this is a violation of the survivors’ right to remembrance. As long as it continues, survivors and their descendants remain in the status of victims of the crime.

Newly appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan handed over copies of his credentials to Edward Nalbandian

Congratulating the Ambassador on the appointment, the Foreign Minister of Armenia expressed hope that he would have his input in further deepening and strengthening of relations between Armenia and Kazakhstan. Edward Nalbandian wished success to Timur Urazayev in his mission.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees

For years the war in Syria has ravaged the life of the Syrian people scattering hundreds of thousands of them throughout the region and beyond. Armenia has been among the first to strongly condemn the barbaric acts committed by “DAESH”, Al-Nusra and other terrorist groups, against ethnic and religious minorities, including our fellow Armenians and their cultural and religious heritage,

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees

On March 30, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in and delivered a statement at the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees, opened by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ministers, high-ranking delegations and Heads of numerous international organizations from nearly 4 dozen states attended the meeting.\r\n

Press Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian following the 16th meeting of Armenia-EU Cooperation Council

Last month’s launch of the negotiations on a new legal framework of Armenia – EU relations is a new threshold in our relations. We hope that the new agreement will reflect the depth and essence of our bilateral relations and set new guidelines for mutually beneficial cooperation. Based on shared values, Armenia is interested in working with the EU on the continuous promotion of human r