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

Consular fees

FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIONS AND CONSULAR OFFICES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ABROAD(Fees are valid from January  1, 2025)    HOW TO PAY FOR CONSULAR SERVICES № Name of provided services Fee AMD USD EUR RUB  PART 1. CONSULAR SERVICES  1. CONSULAR SERVICES ON PASSPORTS, RETURN CERTIFICATES AND CONS

Recognition

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915-23 widespread massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly exec

List of countries, with which Armenia has a visa-free regime according to bilateral and multilateral agreements

1.        Albania All types of passports 2.        Argentina All types of passports 3.        Austria Diplomatic passports only 4.        Belarus All types of passports 5.      &n

List of countries whose citizens with all types of passports are unilaterally exempt from the requirement to obtain a visa to enter the Republic of Armenia. They can stay in the territory of the Republic of Armenia up to 180 days per year.

  1.       Andorra 2.       Australia 3.       Austria 4.       Belgium 5.       Bulgaria 6.       Croatia 7.       Cyprus 8.      Czech Republi

CHANGES OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VALIDITY ENDORSEMENT IN NON-BIOMETRIC ARMENIAN PASSPORTS TO ENTER INTO FORCE AFTER 1ST JANUARY, 2024

According to the Government Decree of the Republic of Armenia № 1604-N of September 22, 2023, the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia from 1st January 2024 will start issuing ordinary (non-biometric) passports without an endorsement stating the validity of the passport for foreign countries. ---------------------------------------------

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 was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belaru

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 Armenia to the Republic of Bulgaria Tsovinar Hambardzumyan presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on March 20, 2025. The Armenian-Bulgarian Intergover