The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs received Italy's Defence Minister

On October 17 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Giampaolo Di Paola, Italy's Defence Minister. \r\nWelcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian expressed satisfaction with the dynamically developing Armenian-Italian friendly relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries twenty years ago. Minster Nalbandian underlined that latest year state visit of t

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s address and answers to the questions of the journalists during the press conference on summarizing the year in foreign policy

Question: Mr. Minister, different media outlets report about the upcoming meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Russian and Azerbaijan. To what extent do those news corresponded to the reality, and don’t you think it would be the last meeting in such a format? Thank you.

The Interview of the Armenian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan to Panorama.am

Question: Mr. Kocharyan, in practice, every day not only threats to launch military operations are sounded in Baku, including the highest level statements, but also claims are issued to the territories of both the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Republic of Armenia. How do you comment this?

Exclusive interview of the RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kovharian to the International News Agency "Novosti-Armenia"

“Novosti-Armenia” – Mister Kocharian, can we say that there is a new situation in the settlement of Karabakh issue after the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in Sochi? \r\nShavarsh Kocharian - Yes, you can, but after the Sochi statement, Azerbaijan stated that the peaceful settlement does not exclude military activities. That was the same situation as

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 elimination

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 Genocide that made the young philologist Rafael Lemkin in 1921 ask his professor why the Armenians did not have th

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

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense attended the North Atlantic Council’s meeting of Heads of States and Governments dedicated to Afghanistan

On November 20, the meeting of Heads of States and Governments of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) dedicated to Afghanistan took place. The Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and Seyran Ohanyan attended the meeting.

Foreign Minister of Armenia visits Italy

Armenian-Italian legal-contractual field have been enlarged On 23 November, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian paid a short working visit to Italy. In Rome Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Minister Nalbandian thanked his Italian counterpart for the invitation to visit Rome and noted that Arme

Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge

On behalf of the National Commission, I wish to publicly express our sincere appreciation to everyone who has participated in this conference. I want to thank the Zoryan Institute for their professional and organizational counsel. I especially wish to thank the scholars, writers, professors - all with serious work and time commitments

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