Remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the 43rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

I am delighted to be back in the Human Rights Council to represent a country that is now a full-fledged member of this august body.   

Interview of Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian to “Mediamax” news agency

Armenia’s human rights agenda is very broad and we are planning to ensure very active engagement to promote it on the international arena.

Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the annual conference of the MFA apparatus and heads of diplomatic service abroad

I cordially welcome all the participants of the conference, your presence here is very important and I look forward to having an active and substantive discussion on the conference agenda. But before my remarks, I would like to honour the memory of those who should have been here but who are not with us today due to the twist of fate. I would ask for a minute of silence to pay tribute to our recen

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan’s briefing with journalist after the High Level Conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership

We have our agenda - working with the European Union on a bilateral level and we have a rather serious, rich agenda.

Statement by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at 39th Session of Human Rights Council

Together with its agenda for democracy, the Government is also reinforcing its reform agenda for development. The wave of modern changes is embracing every walk of life. High technologies and start-ups, creative education and innovation define the nature and the direction of our development agenda, firmly embrace the national talent as the drivers of smart development. Conducive environment for in

Opening remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at High Level Panel on the 70th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

For 20 years since 1998 Armenia has been consistently working within the UN and with its many partners towards raising awareness of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, of the continued risks and challenges related to atrocity crimes, and towards building legal and institutional capacity to prevent. Therefore, it is an opportunity in my new capacity and fr

Newly appointed Ambassador of Mali presented copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister of Armenia

Expressing gratitude for the good wishes, Ambassador of Mali assured that he would do his utmost to promote the cooperation between two countries in both bilateral and multilateral formats.

Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece

25 years ago the diplomatic relations were established between the newly independent Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic. The regular high level visits gave new impetus to our partnership and outline the main areas of cooperation. In this regard I would like to highlight the visits of President Serzh Sargsyan to Greece in 2016 and the visit of President Karolos Papoulias to Armenia in 20

Foreign Minister of Armenia Participates in the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie

On November 25, the 34th Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie started its work in Paris. The delegation of Armenia headed by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Conference. High-level delegations of 84 member, associated and observer states and governments of the Organization, heads of affiliated bodies of the OIF attended the 34th Minister

Remarks by FM Edward Nalbandian at 34th Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie

First of all, I would like to thank the authorities of France for hosting the Ministerial Conference, as well as the Madagascan Presidency and the Secretariat of the International Organization of La Francophonie for the proper organization of this high-level event. I would also like to highlight the contribution of our Togo colleagues to the preparation of this ministerial meeting.