Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the opening session of the Third Global Forum Against Crime of Genocide

Your 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

Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

The Convention, which was the first international agreement on human rights, greatly contributed to the creation of international criminal law. Genocide was qualified as a crime worthy of condemnation by the civilized world and for which both the criminals who carry out this atrocity and those who are complicit shall be punished.

Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia met with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe

While presenting the snap parliamentary elections in Armenia, acting Foreign Minister underscored that the organizing and conducting fair and free elections in line with international standards is an important priority for the Armenian authorities.    

Meeting of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan with the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

With regards Nagorno-Karabakh issue Minister Mnatsakanyan reiterated Armenia's commitment to an exclusively peaceful settlement within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship. He underlined that Artsakh acceded to UN fundamental documents on Human Rights, ratified and implements them. Foreign Minister of Armenia noted that human rights are universal and that the cooperation on their

Foreign Minister of Armenia delivered first lecture at the YSU Faculty of International Relations

Minister Mnatsakanyan emphasized the attempts to put Armenia's foreign policy within certain terms, formulations and definitions; it can be defined as Armenia-centric policy, when the vectors of foreign policy activities are directed towards Armenia.

Foreign Minister of Armenia received Deputy Director General and Director of the Eurasia Department of the Foreign Ministry of Israel

  The sides shared the view that there exists a great potential for trade and economic cooperation between Armenia and Israel, which can be utilized even more effectively through joined efforts. The interlocutors touched upon the prospects for deepening cooperation on the development agenda, as well as highlighted the cooperation in cultural, scientific and educational spheres, by emphasizin

Remarks by Edward Nalbandian on the outcome of negotiations with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg

I am glad to welcome Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg and my good friend Jean Asselborn in Yerevan. This is not the first time for Mr. Asselborn to be in Yerevan. We also have had many opportunities to meet in Luxembourg or at various international conferences. This visit is a good opportunity to continue our discussions with regards to a wide range of issues of bilateral age

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian met with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg

Edward Nalbandian and Jean Asselborn discussed in a detailed manner the preparations for the Summit of La Francophonie, Ministerial Conference, Permanent Council and related events to be held in Yerevan. The sides highlighted the importance of participation of relevant business circles from Luxembourg in the Francophone Economic Forum to be held in Armenia on October 10.

Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Sweden

Edward Nalbandian and Margot Wallström acknowledged with satisfaction that since the establishment of diplomatic relations, strong and friendly cooperation has been developed both in bilateral and multilateral formats, and that we have active inter-parliamentary contacts.\r\n

The newly appointed Ambassador of Cyprus presented the copies of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of Armenia

Edward Nalbandian and Leonidas Markides valued the role of the Cypriot-Armenian community both in the development of Cyprus and in the context of initiatives aimed at deepening the bilateral relations.\r\n