The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia had a statement at high-level segment of the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference

On March 25-26, in Bratislava the delegation headed by Artak Apitonian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, took part in the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference organized by the OSCE Slovak Chairmanship. The Deputy Minister Apitonyan delivered remarks at high level segment of the event.

The opening ceremony of the plaque of Armenian translation of Užupis Constitution in Lithuania

On July 5, at the initiative of the Armenian Embassy and with the support of the Union of Armenians of Lithuania, the opening ceremony of the plaque of the Armenian translation of the Užupis Constitution took place which was attended by Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, Lithuanian Culture Minister and Indrek Saar, Minister of Culture of Estonia, who was in Lithuania on a working visit. The motto of the event

9th round of the Human Rights Dialogue

On 16 May 2018, the EU and Armenia held the 9th round of their regular Human Rights Dialogue in Yerevan. This was the first EU-Armenia regular meeting following the election of the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimian participated in Brussels in the Third International Ministerial Conference on Victims of Ethnic and Religious Violence in the Middle East

On May 14, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Ashot Hovakimian participated in the International Ministerial Conference on "Victims of Ethnic and Religious Violence in the Middle East" organized by the Belgian Government under the co-chairmanship of Belgium and Lebanon.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Ashot Hovakimian participated in international conference on Countering terrorism and radicalism held in Dushanbe

On May 3-4, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Ashot Hovakimian participated in a high-level international conference titled "Countering Terrorism and Radicalism" organized by the government of Tajikistan, the UN, OSCE and the EU, which was attended by numerous ministers of foreign and interior affairs, deputy ministers, heads of international organizations, representatives of anti-terrorist agenc

Public hearings with regards the Second Mid-Term Report of Armenia within the framework of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review

On April 19, public hearings were held on Armenia's second mid-term report prepared within the framework of the UN Universal Periodic Review. The discussion was organized through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme and the “UPR Info” International NGO (Geneva).\r\n\r\n

Business Forum was Held in Rome at the Initiative of Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Italy

On June 7, in the framework of the first session of the Armenian-Italian Intergovernmental Commission, an Armenian-Italian business forum, organised by the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Italy, was held in Rome, in which more than 200 businessmen representing various spheres of the economy of two countries took part.

Opening remarks by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Armenian-Italian business forum

Armenia registered high growth rates in information and communication technologies, innovation, precise engineering and relevant research areas of capacity building sectors aiming at strengthening its regional leading role in this regard. To give more momentum to the development of Information and Communication Technologies we provide tax privileges to the start-ups exempting them from profit tax

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the Open Government Partnership Summit 2016

Between 2011 and 2016, in line with two Action Plans Armenia implemented tangible reforms in major sectors such as the law-making activities, public procurement, access to and freedom of information, healthcare, education, local self-governance, mining industry. Through the implementation of more than 20 commitments targeted actions have been undertaken to meet main OGP challenges on improving pub

Statement by Edward Nalbandian at the High-Level Event: “Open Government Partnership 5 Year Celebration”

In Armenia, we have vibrant civil society, which is an indicator of our growing democracy, and an integral part of Armenia’s public life with increasing participation in and contribution to effective governance.\r\n\r\n