Opening Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian

Mr. President of the Human Rights Council,\r\nLadies and Gentlemen,\r\nFirst I would like to thank Madam Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office for holding this High Level Panel Discussion dedicated to the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA EDWARD NALBANDIAN

I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Baudelaire Ndong Ella on his election as the President of the Human Rights Council, and to wish him success in this important endeavor.

Comments by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, on the Enniskillen Joint Statement on Nagorno-Karabakh by the Heads of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries

The joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict made today in Enniskillen by the heads of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries is the fifth one. We highly appreciate the continuous efforts of the heads of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries - Russia, USA and France, aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Minister Nalbandian received newly appointed Permanent Representative of UNDP

On 28th of March Foreign Minister Nalbandian received the newly appointed Permanent Representative of UNDP in Armenia, Bradley Busetto, who is the permanent coordinator of UN as well.

The newly-appointed Ambassador of Zambia presented the copies of his credentials to the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

On March 21 Edward Nalbandian received Frederick Shumba Hapunda , the newly-appointed Ambassador of Zambia (residence in Moscow) on the occasion of presenting the copies of his credentials.

Foreign Minister Nalbandian’s address and answers to questions during the press conference with Eamon Gilmore, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of th

I am pleased to welcome the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore. Regardless of the geographical distance between our countries, centuries-old deep relations were established between our peoples.\r\nArmenia gives importance to the development, fostering and enlargement of relations with Ireland.\r\n

The Holy See’s Nuncio to Armenia presented the copies of his credentials to Minister Nalbandian

On March 21 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the Holy See’s Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia Marek Solczyński on the occasion of presenting the copies of his credentials.

The visit of the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Switzerland

On March 13 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian arrived in Switzerland on a working visit. \r\nOn the same day, the ceremony of awarding the former President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey with a Medal of Honor of the Republic of Armenia took place in Geneva. Swiss statesmen and politicians, the Mayor of Geneva and representatives of the Armenian community attended ceremony. \r\n

The interview of the Minster of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian to Armenian Public Television, “Armenia” TV, “ArmNews” TV and “Kentron”TV

Edward Nalbandian: Hello. I am happy to meet you and ready to answer your questions.\r\nArtur Grigoryan: We would like to thank you for accepting our proposal for an interview and probably we would discuss today’s relevant topics- the trilateral meeting of Sochi and the French Senate’s bill. First of all, regarding Sochi, Minister Nalbandian could you clarify to what stage has the sett

The Japanese Ambassador presented the copies of his credentials to the Armenia Minister of Foreign Affairs

On November 7, the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Takehito Harada (residence in Moscow) on the occasion of presenting of the copies of his credentials.