Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Shinichi Kitaoka, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

At the meeting, the views were exchanged on the ways of promoting the Armenian - Japanese cooperation in the areas of high technologies, science, education, prevention of disasters, infrastructure and tourism.

Summit dedicated to 25th anniversary of establishment of the Organisation of Black Sea Economic Cooperation was held in Istanbul

On May 22, a jubilee Summit dedicated to the establishment of the Organisation of Black Sea Economic Cooperation /BSEC/ took place in Istanbul. The Summit was preceded by the special meeting of the BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers and the extraordinary session of the Committee of Senior Officials.

Remarks and answers of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to questions of journalists at a joint press conference with Nikos Kotzias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece

At the same time, my colleague and I shared the view that the current level of cooperation between the two countries lags behind the centuries old warm and friendly relations, traditionally deep mutual sympathy. We agreed to undertake additional efforts in all areas and directions to give a new impetus to the further expansion and strengthening of relations.

TV-bridge at the Foreign Ministry of Armenia for Armenian peacekeepers and their family members

On October 15, a traditional TV-bridge for the Armenian peacekeepers participating in the peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan and their family members was organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the sidelines of the “NATO week” events launched within the framework of the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan /IPAP/.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the Economic Conference held in Minsk

In his remarks the Deputy Foreign Minister touched upon the perspectives of Armenia’s economic development, its investment attractiveness, Armenia’s efficient economic cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union, the European Union, as well as with the neighbouring countries, particularly, Iran and Georgia.

Deputy Minister Hovakimyan participated in the 67th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The delegation headed by Ashot Hovakimian, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, which also included Gagik Yeganyan, the Head of RA State Migration Service, participated in the 67th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees held on October 3-7 in Geneva.

Statement on the terrorist attacks on civilian population in Aleppo delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian

On June 16, Ambassador Arman Kirakossian, Head of Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the OSCE, delivered a statement on the terrorist attacks on civilian population of Aleppo at the 1105th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.

FM Edward Nalbandian’s answers to questions during the press conference on the MFA activities in 2015: Part 1

I think that the Co-Chairs’ position, approaches, statement on these resolutions came as no surprise to anyone. The Co-Chairs, being the only internationally-mandated mediation format on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, have stated on numerous occasions that the attempts to shift the discussions on this issue to other formats cannot contribute to the conflict resolution, but rather

The event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Athens

On November 18, the War Museum of Athens hosted an event entitled “Hundred Years after the Armenian Genocide” organized on the initiative of the “Circle of Diplomats” of former Ambassadors of Greece.

Ambassador Mnatsakanyan delivered statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate

On November 17, an open debate, titled “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security, Development and Root Causes of Conflict” was held at the UN Security Council, presided over by Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for International Development. Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia delivered statement at the discussions.\r\n