Armenia was granted a status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

On April 16, at the HQ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Beijing, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Rashid Alimov signed a Memorandum, whereby Armenia was granted the status of dialogue partner.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s interview to “Public agenda” program of Public Television of Armenia

In general, I do not like to speak about successes or diplomatic failures; however there are landmark cases, when things should be presented openly.

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

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia At the 22nd Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

The blatant defiance to the proposals of the Co-chairs is not the only path through which Baku tries to undermine the peace process. It boasts about solving the conflict through the military buildup pumped by oil revenues and continues provocations on the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh and the borders with 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

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the session of Commonwealth of Independent States’ Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs

On April 3, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the session of Commonwealth of Independent States’ Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bishkek.

"Supporting the Rights of Christians, particularly in the Middle East"

Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,\r\nI would like to thank my Russian and Lebanese colleagues for this timely initiative to discuss the situation of Christian minorities in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister delivered speech at the discussion in Geneva on the protection of the rights of Christians in the Middle East

We should not be misled by the fact that the ongoing violence against religious groups, particularly Christians in Syria and Iraq, is being perpetrated in the very name of religion. What we are countering here are crimes against civilization perpetrated by ISIS, Al Nusra and other groups. Barbarism has declared a war against the civilized world.

Pan-Armenian Declaration on the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide

Declaration calls upon the coming generations of Armenians to protect their sacred native heritage with patriotism, consciousness and intellect and resolutely struggle and serve for a stronger Homeland, free and democratic Republic of Armenia, the progress and strengthening of independent Artsakh, the efficient unity of Armenians worldwide, the realization of the centuries-old sacrosanct goals of