40th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Sofia

Armenia’s Delegation headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian participated in the 40th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMFA) of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), which was held in Sofia, on 28 June 2019.

Joint press statement following the second Partnership Council meeting between the EU and Armenia

The second Partnership Council meeting between the European Union and Armenia took place in Brussels on 13 June 2019.

Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Cyprus and Greece

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Mr. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr. Giorgos Katrougalos, met in Nicosia on 4 June 2019 and decided to establish a trilateral partnership between their countries.

Briefing on the 17th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of La Francophonie at the United Nations

On September 13, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, in partnership with the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), hosted a high-level meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to brief the UN community on the preparatory work underway for the 17th Summit of La Francophonie to be held in Yerevan in October 2018.

Minister Mnatsakanyan delivered opening remarks at the High-level panel discussion to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

On September 13, within the framework of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council the High-level panel discussion in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was held; holding of the panel was enshrined in the Armenia- initiated Resolution on Genocide Prevention adopted at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Counci

Armenia Elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

On 13 June, at the elections held during the plenary meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Armenia became member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term starting January 2019.

The lecture of Edward Nalbandian at the Diplomatic School of Foreign Ministry

On May 4, Acting Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a lecture at the Foreign Ministry Diplomatic School for the audience of the "International Relations and Diplomacy" 2017-2018 programme, as well as for the participants of the training course for diplomats and the staff of the foreign relations departments of other state agencies.

Armenian National Commission for UNESCO held its session chaired by the Foreign Minister

At the opening of the session, Edward Nalbandian summarised the activities of the National Commission for UNESCO in 2016-2017, touched upon the steps to be taken with the aim of further deepening the involvement of Armenia within the UNESCO, and the programmes planned for 2018-2019.\r\n

Statement by Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 24th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

The consequences of the closure of the OSCE Office in Yerevan pertain to very essence of the OSCE, which is designed to settle the issues through dialogue and cooperation and never through imposing the position of one participating State at the expense of all others and the entire Organization. It created a very negative precedent. The refusal of Azerbaijan to join the consensus on the extension o

Foreign Minister of Armenia received BSEC Secretary General

On December 4, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Michael Christides.\r\n