25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Switzerland

Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian and Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter exchanged letters on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation.\r\n\r\n

Two-month long Francophonie season 2017 launched in Armenia

On the occasion of celebrations of the International Francophonie Day on March 20, a two-month long regular Francophonie season was launched in Armenia.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s remarks and answers to questions of journalists during the annual press conference for the 2016 diplomatic year - Part I

Azerbaijan continues to do what it has done on numerous occasions, it tries to hinder the efforts exerted by Armenia and the Co-Chairs aimed at exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Discussion on the OSCE Yerevan Office at the OSCE Permanent Council

The Chairman informed that a number of the OSCE participating states expressed interest in implementing bilaterally such programmes with Armenia. The Austrian Chairmanship urged the OSCE participating states to support the activities of the OSCE Yerevan Office, as it is important for the entire Organization.

Foreign Minister of Armenia received Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development

On November 15, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Gabriela Abado, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.\r\n

Edward Nalbandian chaired the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

On September 19, Edward Nalbandian, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is participating in the activities the 71th regular session of UN General Assembly in New York, chaired the first session of UN Summit to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.

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.

Deputy Foreign Minister Hovakimian delivered speech at the High-level conference Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward

Ashot Hovakimian stressed, that unresolved conflicts may indeed create breeding ground for violent extremism particularly when state authorities use unresolved conflicts to suppress human rights both within and beyond their jurisdiction and propagate hatred against parties to the conflict at all levels of their society.

Reception on the occasion of the International Day of La Francophonie took place at the Foreign Ministry of Armenia

On March 24, reception on the occasion of the International Day of La Francophonie and official start of two-month Francophonie season in Armenia took place at the Foreign Ministry. Members of the National Assembly of Armenia, representatives of governmental agencies, local authorities, Ambassadors accredited to Armenia, Heads of French institutions operating in Armenia, officials responsible for

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