Events dedicated to the 50th anniversary of UN Industrial Development Organization

On November 21-24, events dedicated to the UNIDO’s 50th anniversary, as well as, the 44th session of the Industrial Development Council took place in Vienna. The delegation of Armenia, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Harutyunyan, participated in those events.\r\n\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia received Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development

On November 15, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Gabriela Abado, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.\r\n

Political consultations between the MFAs of Armenia and Austria

On September 23, political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Armenia and Republic of Austria were held at the MFA of Armenia. While visiting Armenia, the Austrian delegation, headed by Michael Linhart, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria, had working visits with Deputy Foreign Ministers of Armenia.\r\n\r\n

Edward Nalbandian chaired the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

On September 19, Edward Nalbandian, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is participating in the activities the 71th regular session of UN General Assembly in New York, chaired the first session of UN Summit to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.

FM Edward Nalbandian’s answers to questions during the press conference on the MFA activities in 2015: Part 1

I think that the Co-Chairs’ position, approaches, statement on these resolutions came as no surprise to anyone. The Co-Chairs, being the only internationally-mandated mediation format on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, have stated on numerous occasions that the attempts to shift the discussions on this issue to other formats cannot contribute to the conflict resolution, but rather

Edward Nalbandian. The Armenian Genocide Centennial became a symbol of collective memory, gratitude and regeneration of the Armenian people

The Human Rights Council recommended the UN General Assembly to proclaim December 9, the day when the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted, as the International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of Genocide. The UN General Assembly confirmed it by adopting the resolution initiated by Armenia.

Speech by the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia at the Chatham House

This year was not only the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide, but also a Centenary of Turkish denial of this genocide.

Foreign Minister participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East

On September 8, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, upon the invitation of the Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius, participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East, in which high level delegations from around 60 states - foreign ministers, heads of international organizations, senior clerics, Deputy Secretary-G

Edward Nalbandian delivered a lecture at the Faculty of International Relations of YSU on the occasion of the start of the academic year

On September 1 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited Yerevan State University where traditionally he had the first lecture of the academic year at the Faculty of International Relations of YSU. The event was attended by the leadership of YSU and the Faculty, professors, lecturers.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's interview to Brazilian newspaper “Estadão”

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.