Statement by the MFA of Armenia on the establishment of humanitarian truce

The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian truce as of October 18th, 00h00 local time. 

Meeting of the Armenia-CoE 2019-2022 Action Plan Steering Committee

On July 7, the Meeting of the Armenia-Council of Europe 2019-2022 Action Plan Steering Committee was held via videoconference.

Remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia on the occasion of official launch of the Project for Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in the Armenia-CoE Action Plan 2019-2022

Armenia, as a carrier of universal values, including the principles of the Council of Europe, is committed to promoting them both at national and international levels. We highly value the advancement of women’s rights in social life and first of all in democratic processes. The success of the Velvet Revolution, in which Armenian women and girls had an active participation, attests to that.

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the third anniversary of the April aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh

Three years ago on April 2, 2016 Azerbaijani armed forces resorted to large scale military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan flagrantly violated the ceasefire and its commitment of non-use of force undertaken within Nagorno-Karabakh peace process under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.    

Meeting of the Armenia-CoE Action Plan Steering Committee was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

On June 12, the Final Steering Committee Meeting on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia with the purpose to summarize and evaluate the results of implementation of the CoE Action Plan for Armenia 2015-2018 aimed at reforms in the spheres of human rights protection, justice, rule of law and democr

Remarks of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia at the opening of the historical documentary exhibition "Armenia-Russia: friendship, forged over centuries centuries"

Our peoples are binded by many deep rooted ties and truly friendly feelings that have always been the defining feature of our contacts. That is the solid foundation on which the multifaceted relations between Armenia and Russia are built.\r\n

Statement and answers to the questions of journalists by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Special attention was paid to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, aimed at implementing the agreements reached at the 2016-2017 summits of Vienna, St. Petersburg and Geneva on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, aimed at preventing the escalation of the situation, observing the trilateral ceasefire agreements, taking additiona

CoE Congress President visited Foreign Ministry of Armenia

On November 9, Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian received Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, who is in Armenia on a working visit.\r\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia participated in the Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting

On June 19, in Luxembourg, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Eastern Partnership ministerial meeting. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, as well as Foreign Ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countr

Edward Nalbandian received Special Envoys for EU Eastern Partnership

The interlocutors touched upon the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the European Union and the Armenia-European Union 2017-2020 Partnership Priorities document, noting that those are a good basis for the development of the relations. The sides highlighted the importance of adoption of the decision on initiating visa liberalisation dialogue.