The opening speech by H.E. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia during an international conference “The Crime of Genocide: Prevention, condemnation and eliminat

Honorable Mr. President,\n Respectable guests,\n Ladies and Gentlemen,\n The prehistory of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by the UN on December 9, 1948 is related to the most tragic page in the history of the Armenian people. It was the absence of condemnation and elimination of consequences of the Armenian G

Foreign Minister of Armenia received non-resident Ambassadors accredited to Armenia

On September 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Ambassadors of several countries accredited to Armenia with residence in other cities ( Australia, Republic of Benin, Republic of Estonia, Kingdom of Spain, Republic of Latvia, State of Qatar, republic of Hungary, Republic of South Africa, Czech Republic, State of Kuwait, Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Korea and Republic

Speech Delivered by Ambassador

Mr. Chairman, Allow me to deal with a rather sad and very disturbing subject. First the facts: Early in the morning of February 19th, at 4:45 am, an Armenian military officer was murdered in his sleep in Budapest, Hungary. The victim, Lieutenant Gourgen Margarian, 26 years old, was participating in a NATO sponsored Partners

STATEMENT by H.E. Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia AT THE UNESCO 32d GENERAL CONFERENCE

Mr. President, Mr. Director General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Congratulations to you Mr. President, on your election, and we wish you success in this special task. I welcome East Timor to the UNESCO family. I would also like to welcome the US delegates. Their return reinforces this organization&s

Statement by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian at the 56th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express our appreciation and respect to H.E. Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the professionalism and dedication with whi

UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to end hunger. The main goal of the Food and Agriculture organization is to provide people everywhere with stable sources of high-quality food necessary for an active and healthy life. The Food and Agriculture Organization is one of the largest specialized agencies of the UN system and the world's leading organization for agr

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

The Organization of the United Nations has been established in 1945. Currently, the United Nations consists of 193 member-states. The mission and activities of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in its milestone document – the UN Charter. http://www.un.am/up/file/1.%20UN%20Charter_arm.pdf The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, En

History

Historical Review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In 1918, in parallel with the restoration of statehood, Armenia gained international recognition and established diplomatic ties. Armenia established diplomatic relations with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran and other countries. Plenipotentiary representatives (consuls) were appointed to the USA, Bulgaria,

International Conference on the Prevention and Condemnation of the Crime of Genocide

On December 14-15, 2010, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RA in cooperation with the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute organized an international conference titled “The Crime of Genocide: Prevention, Condemnation and Elimination of Consequences”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan opened the conference and a follow–up speech was delivered by the President of RA

Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy

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