Statement by Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 24th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

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

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the conference on “Preventing and Countering Hate Crimes against Christians and Members of other Religious Groups - Perspectives from the O

Historically being situated on the crossroads of different civilizations Armenia has cultivated deeply rooted traditions of coexistence and respect towards other cultures and religions. Being the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, Armenians stand among the foundations of the Christian civilization. We always have had very strong relations with Muslim nations and states, as wel

Statement by Edward Nalbandian at the Conference Preventing and Countering Hate Crimes against Christians and Members of other Religious Groups - Perspectives from the OSCE and beyond

Historically being situated on the crossroads of different civilizations Armenia has cultivated deeply rooted traditions of coexistence and respect towards other cultures and religions. Being the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, Armenians stand among the foundations of the Christian civilization. We always have had very strong relations with Muslim nations and states, as wel

Foreign Minister of Armenia receives Director of OSCE/ODIHR

The Director of ODIHR highlighted Armenia's contribution to international efforts to combat xenophobia and intolerance, appreciating in this context the hosting of the conference on “Prevention and response to hate crimes against Christians and members of other religious groups”, jointly organized in Armenia by the OSCE Austrian Chairmanship and ODIHR. Ingibjörg Sólrú

Days of Armenian Music in Austria

Days of Armenian Music took place in Vienna on November 8-12. With the joint efforts of Armenian and Russian embassies the second concert series of “Classical Young Stars” took place on November 8-10 in Austria, with participation of young musicians from Armenia, Russia and Austria.

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the OSCE Conference on Refugees and Migration Flows

Speaking of Armenia's experience of providing asylum to the refugees in recent years, Foreign Minister of Armenia said: "From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hund

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the 2017 OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo

From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Azerbaijan.

Address By Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian At the Fourth European Armenian Convention

I would like to welcome the participants of the fourth European Armenian Convention. \r\nSpeaking in the premises of the European Parliament, first of all I would like to recall that one of the first resolutions on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was adopted here back in 1987.\r\n

Statement by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the general debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly

On September 19, President Serzh Sargsyan partook in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in United Nations headquarters in New York. President of the Republic delivered a speech.\r\n\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia met the OSCE Secretary General

On May 30, in Yerevan, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, had a meeting with Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. \r\n