Ambassador Mnatsakanyan participated in the UNSC Open Debate on “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”

On 19 January Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan today delivered a statement during the Security Council Open Debate on “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”.

Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Resolute Support Mission Ministerial Meeting

Armenian contingent will continue its international commitment within the Resolute Support Mission throughout 2016 on its current strength level. We are ready to stay with future mission Enduring Partnership when it will take over from Resolute Support Mission.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian receives the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

On October 5, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Edmond Mulet, the UN Assistant-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations.\r\n

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in “The Challenges Annual Forum 2015” meeting

On October 5, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in “The Challenges Annual Forum 2015” organized by the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Seyran Ohanian, Minister of Defense, Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, around 60 representatives from two dozen countries attended the event.\r\n

Remarks by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the Ministerial event on the “OSCE Peace Operations”

“The attitude of Armenia towards peace-keeping missions can be tested by the geography of our engagement in such past and present missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mali. I would like to note that in four days Yerevan will host the international conference on peacekeeping operations, assisted by Edmond Mulet, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.\r\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia delivered a speech at the Ministerial event on the “OSCE Peace Operations”

On October 1, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in a meeting in the UN Headquarters, New York, dedicated to OSCE peacekeeping missions, organised under the auspices of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika – Switzerland, Serbia, and Germany.\r\n\r\n

Foreign Minister participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East

On September 8, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, upon the invitation of the Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius, participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East, in which high level delegations from around 60 states - foreign ministers, heads of international organizations, senior clerics, Deputy Secretary-G

The UN Human Rights Council adopted Armenia-initiated Resolution on the Prevention of Genocide by consensus

On March 27, 2015, Genocide Prevention Resolution initiated by Armenia was adopted at the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council by consensus. 64 states introducing all the regional groups of the Human Rights Council joined Armenia and co-authored the resolution. The resolution will be open for the co-authoring for two more weeks.

Book presentation on the Armenian Genocide in Moscow

On March 11, the presentation of the book in Russian and English, entitled “Armenian Genocide: history, lessons, consequences” by member of Union of Journalist of Russia, writer and retired colonel John Akopov, in co-authorship with President of the European Academy For Security And Conflictology, Doctor, Professor (Ph.D. in Law) Igor Bondarenko took place at Biblio-Globus bookstore, i

Event dedicated to the Centennial of Armenian Genocide in Lebanon

On March 9, an event, dedicated to the Centennial of Armenian Genocide was held at the hall of Notre Dame University of Lebanon, on the initiative of Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Lebanon, in cooperation with Catholic Patriarchs and Episcopal Council of Lebanon.