Solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s membership to the United Nations took place in New York

It is not just the list of endeavors but rather the hard work, dedicated efforts and unreserved commitment that define the full depth of multifaceted activities of Armenia within the UN framework during the past 25 years.

Deputy Minister Hovakimyan participated in the 67th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The delegation headed by Ashot Hovakimian, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, which also included Gagik Yeganyan, the Head of RA State Migration Service, participated in the 67th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees held on October 3-7 in Geneva.

Edward Nalbandian chaired the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

On September 19, Edward Nalbandian, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is participating in the activities the 71th regular session of UN General Assembly in New York, chaired the first session of UN Summit to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian at the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Armenia is committed to making its utmost to address the issues of Syrian refugees, however no one State can manage such large movements on its own. We believe that greater international cooperation is needed to assist host countries. To this end, we welcome the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and believe that the full implementation of our collective commitments, pa

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees

For years the war in Syria has ravaged the life of the Syrian people scattering hundreds of thousands of them throughout the region and beyond. Armenia has been among the first to strongly condemn the barbaric acts committed by “DAESH”, Al-Nusra and other terrorist groups, against ethnic and religious minorities, including our fellow Armenians and their cultural and religious heritage,

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees

On March 30, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in and delivered a statement at the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees, opened by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ministers, high-ranking delegations and Heads of numerous international organizations from nearly 4 dozen states attended the meeting.\r\n

Meeting of Edward Nalbandian and Federica Mogherini

On March 1, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, met Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission.\r\n

Foreign Minister of Armenia Delivered a Speech during the 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council

On February 29, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech during the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, attended by Foreign Ministers from nearly five dozen states and heads of a number of international organizations.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia at the High Level Segment of the 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Armenia condemns the atrocities, the crimes against humanity perpetrated in the Middle East, by “Daesh", Al-Nusra and other terrorist groups, which constitute a threat to the existence of religious and ethnic minorities in the region, including the Armenians who have been for centuries a genuine component of the cultural diversity of the Middle East.

FM Edward Nalbandian’s answers to questions during the press conference on the MFA activities in 2015: Part 1

I think that the Co-Chairs’ position, approaches, statement on these resolutions came as no surprise to anyone. The Co-Chairs, being the only internationally-mandated mediation format on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, have stated on numerous occasions that the attempts to shift the discussions on this issue to other formats cannot contribute to the conflict resolution, but rather