Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign affairs of Armenia at the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament

Inter-parliamentary cooperation has been an indispensable and integral part of the political dialogue between Armenia and the European Union. The Parliamentary Cooperation Committee provides a productive platform in this regard. Its last session has been successfully convened in Yerevan last December. As our country is about to complete its transition to parliamentary system of governance the role

Inaugural meeting of special working group between Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Greece

On October 25, the inaugural meeting of the special working group between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Greece was held in Athens. The Armenian delegation was headed by Shahen Avakian, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, and Ioannis Amanatidis, Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, headed the Greek delegation. Fadey Charchoghlyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Greece a

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership

On July 10, in Chisinau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian participated in the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries, attended by the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Jean-Christophe Belliard.\r\n

Statement by Minister Nalbandian at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of Eastern Partnership in Chisinau

Armenia and the EU have finalized the Partnership Priorities for 2017-2020 and tomorrow in Yerevan we are going to start the talks on the Single Support Framework of the EU assistance to Armenia for the same period.

Interview of the Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian to Tert.am

President Serzh Sargsyan, who was recently on official visit to Brussels, announced that the negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new legal framework agreement have been concluded. In a comprehensive interview to Tert.am Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian, who was Armenia’s chief negotiator in recent talks, elaborated on the essence of the new document and its benef

Remarks and answers of FM Nalbandian to questions of journalists during the joint press conference on the outcomes of the Informal Ministerial Eastern Partnership Dialogue Meeting

I am confident that the outcomes of today’s Ministerial discussions on both foreign affairs and science and innovations will have their positive impact on the further enhancement of cooperation between the European Union and the partner countries ahead of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in 2017.\r\n\r\n

Edward Nalbandian received the participants of the 8th Pan-Armenian Forum of Journalists

On October 20, Edward Nalbandian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia received Diaspora Armenian journalists from 27 countries, who gathered in Yerevan to participate at the 8th Pan-Armenian Forum of Journalists. Hranush Hakobyan, the Minister of Diaspora of Armenia, attended the meeting. Welcoming the guests at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Nalbandian emphasized the importance

Edward Nalbandian delivered lecture at Stanford University

On September 28, Edward Nalbandian, the Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia, delivered a lecture entitled “Nagorno-Karabakh: Is Solution Visible” at Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies.

Edward Nalbandian participated in the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On May 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held in Prague, in the beginning of which Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations delivered opening remarks.

Speech of the Foreign Minister of Armenia at the EU Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Four Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Today, it is imperative to preclude the future reoccurrence of what happened in the beginning of April, to ensure that the dangerous attempts on seeking military solution to the issue will be effectively curbed. The implementation of the confidence building measures proposed by the Co-chairs will certainly serve that purpose, including the creation of the mechanism of investigation for the violati