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

Ceremony in Kaunas, Lithuania dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

On April 23, an Eucharist Liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide in Kaunas’ St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, one of the biggest religuous centers of the Baltic region.\r\n\r\n

Interview of Edward Nalbandian to “Regional Post” magazine

It would not be an exaggeration to stress that within the UN and its agencies Armenia is involved in wide array of activities in almost all aspects of the work of the Organization. Of course we have our priorities that first and foremost relate to the maintenance of peace and security. In this regard the international efforts in support of the processes, developing good neighborly relations, count

Interview of the Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian to Tert.am

President Serzh Sargsyan, who was recently on official visit to Brussels, announced that the negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new legal framework agreement have been concluded. In a comprehensive interview to Tert.am Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian, who was Armenia’s chief negotiator in recent talks, elaborated on the essence of the new document and its benef

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate

The United Nations has a considerable role to play in changing the environment conducive to intolerance, racial discrimination, xenophobia, violent extremism and terrorism.

Statement by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the OSCE Wide Counter Terrorism Conference

In his remarks, Deputy FM Hovakimian stressed that Armenia has been the first country in the framework of OSCE to condemn mass atrocities perpetrated by ISIL and Al Nusra against Yazidis in Iraq and Armenians in Kessab and Deir Zor in Syria. In his words, it is necessary to focus on the prevention of hate crimes since they directly link violent extremism to terrorism.\r\n

Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Resolute Support Mission Ministerial Meeting

Armenian contingent will continue its international commitment within the Resolute Support Mission throughout 2016 on its current strength level. We are ready to stay with future mission Enduring Partnership when it will take over from Resolute Support Mission.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in “The Challenges Annual Forum 2015” meeting

On October 5, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in “The Challenges Annual Forum 2015” organized by the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Seyran Ohanian, Minister of Defense, Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, around 60 representatives from two dozen countries attended the event.\r\n

Welcoming address by Edward Nalbandian, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO

Only political and economic factors are not sufficient on the road of building lasting peace between peoples and states. In this regard the cultural factor is of not less importance. During the passing period UNESCO made considerable efforts aimed at the preservation of cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue, cultural heritage and strengthening of inter-civilization solidarity.

The UN Human Rights Council adopted Armenia-initiated Resolution on the Prevention of Genocide by consensus

On March 27, 2015, Genocide Prevention Resolution initiated by Armenia was adopted at the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council by consensus. 64 states introducing all the regional groups of the Human Rights Council joined Armenia and co-authored the resolution. The resolution will be open for the co-authoring for two more weeks.