Opening remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at High Level Panel on the 70th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

For 20 years since 1998 Armenia has been consistently working within the UN and with its many partners towards raising awareness of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, of the continued risks and challenges related to atrocity crimes, and towards building legal and institutional capacity to prevent. Therefore, it is an opportunity in my new capacity and fr

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

Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations takes part at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security

On 20 December Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan participated at the United Nations Security Council open debate on “Complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security”. At the opening of the debate the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlined the importance of countering terrorism, promot

Foreign Minister of Armenia Participates in the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie

On November 25, the 34th Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie started its work in Paris. The delegation of Armenia headed by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Conference. High-level delegations of 84 member, associated and observer states and governments of the Organization, heads of affiliated bodies of the OIF attended the 34th Minister

Remarks by FM Edward Nalbandian at 34th Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie

First of all, I would like to thank the authorities of France for hosting the Ministerial Conference, as well as the Madagascan Presidency and the Secretariat of the International Organization of La Francophonie for the proper organization of this high-level event. I would also like to highlight the contribution of our Togo colleagues to the preparation of this ministerial meeting.

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the OSCE Conference on Refugees and Migration Flows

Speaking of Armenia's experience of providing asylum to the refugees in recent years, Foreign Minister of Armenia said: "From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hund

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the 2017 OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo

From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Azerbaijan.

Statement by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the general debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly

On September 19, President Serzh Sargsyan partook in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in United Nations headquarters in New York. President of the Republic delivered a speech.\r\n\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia received the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations

On March 21, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, received Magdy Martínez-Solimán, the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan participated in the work of the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council

On February 27-28, meeting of the high-level segment of the 34th session of the UN Human RIghts Council was held in Geneva, during which statements were delivered by Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of numerous countr