Brief information on bilateral relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Armenia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands cooperate in many spheres: political, trade, economy, science, education, IT and culture, justice, territorial administration and Infrastructure, decentralized cooperation, etc. The business ties are particularly active in the spheres of agriculture, dairy industry, high-tech, and others.

Responses by Anna Naghdalyan, the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, to the questions of the "News.am" news agency

Question: In his interview today, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, noting that the absence of any progress in the peace process is caused by contradictory statements from Armenia. An interview with almost the same content was given by the President of Azerbaijan. How would you comment on this? 

Answer by MFA Spokesperson to the question of News.am agency

This process is not an implementation of “all for all” principle. Here, we are not talking about an exchange, as Armenia has stated from the very beginning that it is returning Elvin Arif Oğlı Ibrahimov, who had illegally crossed the state border of the Republic of Armenia on March 16 of this year, to Azerbaijan, without any preconditions based on humanitarian considerations.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia received the delegation headed by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova

On January 22, Artak Apitonian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, received the delegation headed by Mihail Beregoi, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova, who visited Armenia at the invitation of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Office in Armenia. Vigen Kocharyan, Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia, Hovhannes Kocharyan,

Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimian participated in Paris in the High-Level Political Meeting dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)

On May 15-16, the delegation headed by the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimian participated in the High-Level Political Meeting dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in Paris. The meeting was organized by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense of France at the level of senior officials of the participating States, including the Deputy

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan received the Parliamentary Delegation of Sweden

Welcoming the guests Minister Mnatsakanyan highlighted the importance of the visit of the Swedish Parliamentary delegation and emphasized that Sweden has been an important partner for Armenia since independence. Foreign Minister underlined that an effective inter-parliamentary cooperation contributes to a further strengthening of inter-state relations.\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia attended the opening of Goethe Center in Yerevan

The opening of the Center also creates wider opportunities for raising the awareness about Germany in our country, spreading the German language and culture, promoting educational exchanges and deepening intercultural dialogue. This Center is a basis for establishing the full-fledged Goethe Institute in the future. I am hopeful that through the joint efforts we will also take this important step i

Foreign Minister of Armenia met with Foreign Minister of Syria

On September 22, while paying a working visit to New York, Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, met with Walid al-Moallem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria.\r\n

The meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia with the Secretary-General of the Arab League

On September 22, in New York Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, had a meeting with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League.\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia met with the President of the International Crisis group

Edward Nalbandian attached importance to the activities of the International Crisis Group and emphasized that the reports prepared by the Organization should be based on reliable sources, unbiased analyses by taking into account the opinions of all the sides.