Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Chairman of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe

On May 16, the Republic of Armenia assumed its first Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe since Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe in January 2001. It was an important task, opportunity, challenge and responsibility for the country.

Statement by the Chairman of CoE Committee of Ministers, MFA Edward Nalbandian on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the European Convention on Human Rights

Sixty years ago, on the 3 September 1953, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as the “European Convention on Human Rights”, entered into force. This treaty is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the human rights protection in Europe. Over sixty years, persons within the jurisdiction of the member States of the Council of Europe have benef

Statement By h.e. mr. Arman Kirakossian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia At the 64th Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for

Mr. Chairman, Ms. Executive Secretary, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me express on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Armenia our gratitude to the Royal Thai Government, Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, the Executive Secretary, and the Secretariat of the UN ESCAP for the excellent organization of the 64th   Session of the Commission and to wish efficient and productive wor

Minister Oskanian Speaks About Rural Development at Armenia Fund Gala in NY

Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs was the keynote speaker at the Armenia Fund USA’s 15th anniversary Gala Dinner on Saturday, October 6, in New York City, at the UN Headquarters. The Minister, who is a member of the Armenia Fund Board of Trustees, and the Board’s appointed liaison for the Armenia Fund Rural Development Program, spoke about the economic challenges fa

Belarus

General information The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus were established on June 12, 1993. The embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Minsk was opened in 1993. The embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Yerevan was opened in 2001. In December 2020 Alexander Konyuk has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of B

Kazakhstan

General information The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Kazakhstan were established on August 27, 1992. Since June 1993, the embassy of the Republic of Armenia has been operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Since March 2007, the embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been operating in the Republic of Armenia. In February 2021, Bolat Imanbayev has

Türkiye

General Information The Republic of Türkiye officially recognized independence of the Republic of Armenia on  December 24, 1991. Diplomatic relations, however, have not been established. Türkiye unilaterally closed its air and land borders with Armenia in 1993, thereafter reopened its air border in 1995. Armenia and Türkiye made several attempts to normalize bilateral relati

Bulgaria

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Bulgaria were established on 18 January 1992. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia Kalin Anastasov presented his credentials to the president of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on April 28, 2021. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

Greece

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic were established on 20 January, 1992. On January 19, 2022 -  the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic Tigran Mkrtchyan presented his credentials to the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. On January 12, 2024

Slovakia

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Slovakia were established on 14 January 1993. On 24 February 2020 the Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia in the Republic of Armenia was opened. On September 29, 2022 Miroslav Hacek, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic, presented his credentials to the President of the Re