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Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate23 September, 2016
The United Nations has a considerable role to play in changing the environment conducive to intolerance, racial discrimination, xenophobia, violent extremism and terrorism.
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15th Anniversary of Accession to the Council of Europe21 May, 2016
In 2013 our country assumed the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Armenia took the wheel of the biggest European organization, and it was an important mission, as well as an opportunity and a responsibility at the same time. The Armenian Chairmanship was a success, as also noted by the Secretary General, different bodies and Member-States of our organization. In
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Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech at the University of Helsinki02 May, 2016
On May 2, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech, entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: recent developments” in Aleksanteri Institute of University of Helsinki, during which Professor Jouni Järvinen, Director of the Institute, high-ranking representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, ambassadors and diplomats accredited to Helsinki, analysts, journ
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Speech of the Foreign Minister of Armenia at Aleksanteri Institute of University of Helsinki02 May, 2016
In order to avoid a new war in the region all of the efforts of the international community should be directed to enforce an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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Statement of Ambassador Kirakossian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the escalation of situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-zone05 April, 2016
Under these circumstances the Republic of Armenia as a party to the trilateral ceasefire agreement of 1994 will take necessary actions. People of Nagorno-Karabakh have the right to self-defence and Armenia as a guarantor of their physical security will stand by them. The President of Armenia instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to prepare the draft treaty on the mutual military as
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Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia At the 22nd Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council03 December, 2015
The blatant defiance to the proposals of the Co-chairs is not the only path through which Baku tries to undermine the peace process. It boasts about solving the conflict through the military buildup pumped by oil revenues and continues provocations on the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh and the borders with Armenia.
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Reception in Switzerland on the occasion of the Independence Day of Armenia01 October, 2015
On October 1, H.E. Mr. Charles Aznavour, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, hosted an official reception at the Grand Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia.
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Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's interview to Brazilian newspaper “Estadão”29 June, 2015
There are tens of thousands of Armenian living in Brazil, most of them in San Paolo. Two third of our people lives in in hundred countries of the world Armenia is a small country in this geographical part of the world, but we have many Armenians all over the world, we have hundred “Armenias” in the world.
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Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's Article in the Special Issue of «Politique Internationale» magazine20 April, 2015
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.
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"Supporting the Rights of Christians, particularly in the Middle East"02 March, 2015
Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,\r\nI would like to thank my Russian and Lebanese colleagues for this timely initiative to discuss the situation of Christian minorities in the Middle East.