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.

The Foreign Minister of Armenia met with the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See

On Friday, September 20th, Edward Nalbandian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, met with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See. At the meeting minister Nalbandian mentioned that strong relations were established between Armenia and The Holy See, effective cooperation is established, based on well-known traditions and common Christian valu

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 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?

Edward Nalbandian's address and answers to questions at a joint press conference with Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

I am glad to welcome Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who is visiting Armenia for the second time in that position.

Remarks by Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Eastern Partnership Informal Ministerial Meeting

I would like to thank our Georgian colleague- Maia Panjikidze-for warm hospitality and excellent organization of this informal Ministerial meeting.\r\nDuring the past years, we have seen the Eastern Partnership gradually evolving into a substantial framework, offering perspectives that go beyond the European Neighbourhood Policy. The Eastern Partnership Roadmap adopted in July 2012 has served a u

Foreign Minister Nalbandian’s address and answers to questions during the press conference with Eamon Gilmore, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of th

I am pleased to welcome the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore. Regardless of the geographical distance between our countries, centuries-old deep relations were established between our peoples.\r\nArmenia gives importance to the development, fostering and enlargement of relations with Ireland.\r\n

The opening speech and the answers of the questions of Edward Nalbandian during the joint press conference with Finish Minister of Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja

I would like to welcome everyone attending this press conference which these days became daily.\r\nI am pleased to welcome my counterpart, the Foreign Minister of Finland, who is in Armenia on an official visit. Here is another country with which we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.\r\n

The address and answers of Minister Nalbandian during the joint press conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis

I am pleased to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, who comes from a country with whom we are tied to age-old friendship and brotherly relations, which passed the test of time, from a country, the parliament of which was one of the first ones to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide in 1982, demanding a restoration of historical justice.

Press Conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Russia

I am very pleased to welcome my Russian colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, who is in Armenia on an official visit.\r\n\r\nWe often meet. Last year we had more than a dozen meetings, and this year it is already the fourth meeting. But this visit is of symbolic nature, as it is held in the days of the celebration of 20th anniversary of the establishme