Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the Minsk Group Co-Chair Countriesand the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia

Athens, Greece December 1, 2009 The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of France Bernard Kouchner, and Deputy Secretary of State of the United States James Steinberg met in Athens on December 1 with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov

Interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to "Politique Internationale" Journal

ARMENIA AND THE WORLD \r\nAn interview with editorial staff of Politique Internationale\r\n\r\nPolitique Internationale — Mr Nalbandian, you were appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2008, after spending thirty years working abroad. How do you view the world today from the perspective of Yerevan? And what is Armenia’s place in the world?

Hranoush Hakobyan, the Head of the RA MFA State Committee for Relations with Diaspora met Reena Pandey, Ambassador of India to Armenia.

On September 1 Hranoush Hakobyan, the Head of the RA MFA State Committee for Relations with Diaspora met Ms Reena Pandey, Ambassador of India to Armenia. In the course of the meeting Ms. Hakobyan noticed that Armenian community is one of the oldest communities in India and it has played its role in the development of Armenian – Indian relations. She also

Minister Edward Nalbandian visited Helsinki.

On July 1-3 Minister Edward Nalbandian was in Helsinki on a working visit by the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Finland, OSCE chairman-in office Alexander Stubb. During the visit Minister Nalbandian had meetings with the Foreign Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb, the Special Envoy of the OSCE chairman-in office Heikki Talvitie and the president of the

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defence Minister Seiran Ohanian participated in North Atlantic Council

On May 28 in Brussels Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seiran Ohanian participated in the meeting of North-Atlantic Council in 26+1 (NATO member states plus Armenia) format. At the meeitng, Ambassadors of NATO member countries, discussed the Assessment document of the Armenian-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan Program (IPAP).

Vartan Oskanian’s Farewell Speech to MFA Staff

I asked that you all gather here today so I can say thank you – to all of you: To the diplomats who have worked with me for these 10 years, and longer. To the technical staff who have made our work here and abroad possible. To our ambassadors who have worked hard, against great odds, to maximally promote our interests.  We can all be proud of our work, and we can all feel sa

Minister Oskanian responds to questions by "Arminfo" agency on the UN resolution on Karabakh, as well as the domestic situation

The resolution presented at the UN General Assembly by Azerbaijan was passed. How do you assess what happened and how will it change things? The actual passage of the resolution, I assess negatively. It was unnecessary, ill-timed, mean-spirited, both as a process and a product. But I'm satisfied with the number of countries that did not support it

Minister Oskanian Meets with Thomas Hammarberg,Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

On March 12, Minister Oskanian met with Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. During the meeting, the two spoke of the presidential elections in Armenia and post-electoral developments. Upon the guest’s request, Minister Oskanian briefed him on the March 1 events and the developments that followed them, as well as the human rights situatio

Minister Oskanian Met with NATO Secretary General

Foreign Minister Oskanian met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Brussels on September 4, 2007. Minister Oskanian began by stressing the importance of activities already implemented within the Armenia-NATO  Individual Partnership Action Plan, particularly the elaboration of  Armenia’s National Security Strategy, the opening of  the NATO Informa

Minister Oskanian addresses Special Session of the OSCE Permanent Council

Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian addressed a special session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The organization's 54 countries' representatives heard the Minister address such issues as OSCE reform, the work of the OSCE office in Yerevan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in Yerevan, the Nagorno Karabakh