Foreign Minister of France sends a message to Foreign Minister of Armenia

On March 27, Minister Nalbandian received Serge Smessow, Ambassador of France in Armenia. Serge Smessow handed over to Edward Nalbandian the message of Foreign Minister of France Bernard Kouchner. In the message French Foreign Minister touches upon high-level relations established between Armenia and France, as well as regional issues. Recalling

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian pays a working visit to Helsinki

Foreign Minister of Armenia had meetings with the OSCE Secretary-General, Special Representative on Nagorno Karabakh conflict from the Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan. On December 3, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian started his working visit to Helsinki. Minister Nalbandian first met with Marc Perrin de Bri

Vartan Oskanian’s Farewell Speech to MFA Staff

I asked that you all gather here today so I can say thank you – to all of you: To the diplomats who have worked with me for these 10 years, and longer. To the technical staff who have made our work here and abroad possible. To our ambassadors who have worked hard, against great odds, to maximally promote our interests.  We can all be proud of our work, and we can all feel sa

Findings of monitoring of political programs broadcasted by private TV channels in the Republic of Armenia

The office of the Press Secretary of the President of the Republic of Armenia has for the third time monitored political broadcast of private Armenian TV channels. Along with channels traditionally broadcasting political shows, some other channels were monitored which do not have regular political programming, but have occasionally touched upon political topics. The monitoring was c

H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Addresses the students of the International Affairs Dept of Yerevan State Un

Thank you for giving me this opportunity today to speak with you. There is no more current theme today, in Armenia, than constitutional reforms. I¹m pleased to be addressing this theme with this audience today, because it is you students who will be affected by the changes which these amendments propose, and it is you who ca

Accreditation

ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA FOR CORRESPONDENTS OF ARMENIAN AND FOREIGN MEDIA ORGANISATIONS Hereby, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs defines the procedure of annual media accreditation for the correspondents of Armenian and foreign media organisations and short-term accreditation procedure for foreign journalists visiting Armenia. Annual Ac

General information about Republic of Armenia

Official NameRepublic of Armenia (RA), short: Armenia FlagThe flag is tricolor with three horizontal and equal alternating stripes of red, blue and Orange (from top to bottom). The correlation between the width and length of the flag is 1/2.  The Coat of ArmsThe Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia is as follows: On a shield, positioned in the center, Mount Ararat is represented with Noa

Passport

RENEWAL OR OBTAINING OF PASSPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 16  A passport of a citizen of the Republic of Armenia is issued to citizens under the age of 16 upon request, based on the application submitted by one parent or a legal representative in person. Passports are issued for a 3-year validity period to minors under the age of 6, for a 5-year validity period to mino

Special residency status

General Information The Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Armenia, enacted in 1994, and then the revised Law on Aliens allow foreign citizens to receive a Special Residency Status in the Republic of Armenia. The Special Residency Status is granted by the Prime Minister of Armenia to the foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals

Consular fees

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