Answers of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian during the annual press conference on the activities of the Foreign Ministry during 2013

Hasmik Harutyunyan (Armenpress news agency):\r\n– Mr. Minister, my question is about the Madrid principles. In Kazan when the mediators presented the document, Azerbaijan rejected it. So can we say that by this the Madrid principles became a past history, and whether there are any new principles for the conflict settlement based on which the negotiations are conducted? Thank You.

Reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of Armenia to the Holy See took place

On September 19 a reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of the RA to the Holy See and the opening of the exhibition entitled “Gregory the Illuminator: the common heritage of Christianity” took place in Palazzo della Cancelleria hall of Rome.

The visit of the Foreign Minister to Italy started

On September 18th the official visit of the Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to Italy started.\r\nOn the same day a meeting took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Emma Bonino.\r\n

The interview of the Deputy Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan to Regnum news agency

Question: Mr. Kocharyan, the talks over the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are going on for almost 20 years. There is no real progress in the resolution of the problem so far. At what stage is the process of the settlement as of now?

The address by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and answers to questions at a joint press conference with Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia

I totally share what was said by Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov.\r\nIn addition, I would like to add a few words. First, I want to express my gratitude for the invitation to pay an official visit to Russia. This is my first visit after the reappointment as Foreign Minister.\r\n

The meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Georgia

On February 11 Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian started his visit to Georgia.\r\nOn the same day Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Maia Panjikidze. The sides continued the talks started a month earlier in Yerevan over the strengthening and expansion of bilateral relations.

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Indonesia

On August 8 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian visited the Republic of Indonesia.\r\nOn the same day talks between Edward Nalbandian and the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty M. Natalegawa took place, first in a tête-à-tête format, and then with the participation of the delegations.

The address and answers of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian during a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis

I am pleased to welcome my colleague from Lithuania – the Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, who is in Armenia on an official visit.

The visit of the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Switzerland

On March 13 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian arrived in Switzerland on a working visit. \r\nOn the same day, the ceremony of awarding the former President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey with a Medal of Honor of the Republic of Armenia took place in Geneva. Swiss statesmen and politicians, the Mayor of Geneva and representatives of the Armenian community attended ceremony. \r\n

The interview of the Minster of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian to Armenian Public Television, “Armenia” TV, “ArmNews” TV and “Kentron”TV

Edward Nalbandian: Hello. I am happy to meet you and ready to answer your questions.\r\nArtur Grigoryan: We would like to thank you for accepting our proposal for an interview and probably we would discuss today’s relevant topics- the trilateral meeting of Sochi and the French Senate’s bill. First of all, regarding Sochi, Minister Nalbandian could you clarify to what stage has the sett