Events dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide held in Poland

On March 14, an event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held in Warsaw on the initiative of Foundation of Culture and Heritage of Polish Armenians at “House of meeting history”.

Interview of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan to Public TV Company of Armenia

Shavarsh Kocharyan: Indeed, that step by the President was a very clear message not only to the authorities of Turkey, but also to international community, to all those states, that were interested in normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations; those actions that Turkish authorities apparently undertake over recent period of time, i.e. wave of denial, that was raised on the very eve of the Centen

The Two Chambers of the Legislative Assembly (Parliament) of Bolivia Adopted a Resolution on the Recognition and Condemnation of the Armenian Genocide

On November 30, after the Sunday Mass at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Buenos Aires, the ceremony of handing over the documents on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 committed by the Ottoman Empire, by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia to Vahagn Melikyan, the Ambassador of Armenia to Argentina, and His Eminence Archbishop Gisak Murady

Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to Serbia

On October 2 with the meeting between Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej started the official visit.

The answer of MFA Spokesperson Tigran Balayan to a question of NEWS.am

Question: What is the MFA’s reaction to yesterday’s plane crash in the southeast of Ukraine?\r\n \r\nAnswer: We are shocked by the tragedy, the passenger plane crash that claimed the lives of 298 people.\r\n \r\nWe express condolences to the relatives of innocent victims, to all those countries, whose citizens lost their lives as a result of the tragedy. The President of the Republic

Foreign Minister of Armenia met the President of Bundestag

On June 16 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, who pays an official visit to Germany, met the President of Bundestag Norbert Lammert.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the commemoration ceremony dedicated to the French Resistance and the group of Missak Manouchian

On February 21 a commemoration ceremony was held in Fort Mont-Valerien which is in the suburbs of Paris, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the execution of the members of Missak Manouchian’s group by Nazis. The ceremony was also attended by the President Francois Hollande.

Reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of Armenia to the Holy See took place

On September 19 a reception on the occasion of the Independence day of Armenia and the opening of the Embassy of the RA to the Holy See and the opening of the exhibition entitled “Gregory the Illuminator: the common heritage of Christianity” took place in Palazzo della Cancelleria hall of Rome.

The Armenian Embassy was opened in Vilnius

On November 26, by the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Lithuania Edward Nalbandian and Audronius Ažubalis the official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Armenia to Lithuania took\r\nplace in Vilnius. The ceremony was attended by members of the Lithuanian Parliament, high-ranking officials of the MFA and representatives of the Armenian community.

The response of Shavarsh Kocharyan, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister to the question of News.am

Question: Mr Kocharyan, how would you comment the criticism of the Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry about the answer of the President of Armenia to the question by one of the disapora Armenian young participants during a meeting in the 5th Pan-Armenian Olympiad in Tsakhkadzor?