Statement of Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at Eastern Partnership Ministerial Dialogue

As this is the first occasion that we have gathered after Riga I want to mention that from our perspective the Summit was productive and a step forward in outlining practical cooperation directions in such fields as institutional capacity building and good governance, mobility, market opportunities and interconnections.

Armenia’s Foreign Minister participated in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Eastern Partnership

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Eastern Partnership states in Minsk in which the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, Secretary General of the EEAS Alain Le Roy were present.

Major events on the Armenian Genocide Centenary in the Netherlands

On April 20 a Commemorative event was held in St. Jacobs Grote Kerk, The Hague, Netherlands, dedicated to the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide which was organized by the Cooperating Armenian Organization under the auspices of the Embassy of Armenia.

Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's Article in the Special Issue of «Politique Internationale» magazine

Nowadays some Turkish narratives are presenting their own perceptions of history as the only true ones, a “just memory” into which other peoples’ memories should fit. This is an exercise against memory and history.

Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council

For the contemporaries of the Armenian Genocide it might really sound as a miracle that the Armenian nation could survive and re-establish its statehood. It is therefore truly symbolic on this centenary to address you as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of one of the 57 participating states of this organization.

Edward Nalbandian's article in the "Politique Internationale" magazine

It’s the history of a people who exercised their legitimate right to self-determination. A people who freely expressed their determination and who, for almost a century, have faced the hostility of those who have pretended to be their lords. These are the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Lavash was inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

On November 26 the decision to inscribe the nomination submitted by Armenia “Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia” on UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was made at the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris.

Ambassador Kirakossian delivered a speech at the Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council

On November 13, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the OSCE, Ambassador Arman Kirakossian delivered a speech in response to the reports of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov, James, Warlick, Pierre Andrieu as well as Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.

Edward Nalbandian. Turkey should reconcile with its own past

The article of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian with some abridgments published in French “Le Figaro” newspaper. We present the full version of the article. \r\n\r\nIn international relations there are, unfortunately, cases of missed opportunities. The statement of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, followed by the comments of other Turkish senior officials on the eve and after the commemoration

Opening Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian

Mr. President of the Human Rights Council,\r\nLadies and Gentlemen,\r\nFirst I would like to thank Madam Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office for holding this High Level Panel Discussion dedicated to the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.