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 Armenian Foreign Minister attended the expanded meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Eastern Partnership Program member-countries and Visegrad Four in Bratislava

On March 3, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian arrived in Bratislava to participate at the meeting of Visegrad Four (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungry). The Foreign Ministers of Eastern Partnership Program member-countries, Germany, Catherine Ashton, the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Stefan

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s visit to Berlin

On March 15, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian paid an official visit to Berlin. Armenian Foreign Minister met with Guido Westerwelle, Deputy Chancellor and Federal Foreign Minister. The meeting between Ministers Nalbandian and Westerwelle took place in tête-à-tête and enlarged formats. Minister Nalbandian thanked his German colleague for the invita

Foreign Minister of Armenia has an official visit to Norway

On January 29 Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian who was in Oslo with a short official visit had a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre. During a tête-à-tête meeting and a working lunch, Ministers discussed the steps to be undertaken in the direction of developing bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues.

Minister Oskanian Participates in International Conference on Sumgait Events

Minister Vartan Oskanian presented the opening remarks at a conference entitled ‘Tolerance and Xenophobia in the South Caucasus region’. The one-day conference took place on February 25, 2008, and was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Armenian pogroms that took place in February 1988 in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait. In his speech, the Minister suggested that the t

Minister Oskanian Speaks On Genocide Remembrance in Brussels

The Royal Conservatory of Belgium was full of diplomats, journalists and students on April 25 as Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian highlighted a Commemorative Evening under the auspices of the Armenian Embassy in Brussels. The Minister's talk, entitled "Remembering a Past, Forging a Future," addressed the n

From the Near Abroad to the New Neighborhood…

By Rouben Shugarian, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Former Ambassador to the US The paradox of the South Caucasus/Black Sea present day regional identity is that less geography means more geo-politics. This is true not only in the context of general europeanization but also as far as the link

Globalization in the Context of ArmeniaՉs Foreign Policy Armenia on the Way to Europe International Conference

By Rouben Shugarian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Armenias globalization started right after she proclaimed her independence, when the countryՉs secessionist aspirations and ambitions had been satisfied. Alongside with the Baltic countries, Armenia was in the front-line of the break-away movement from the USSR. T

STATEMENT by H.E. Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen: We thank Jan Kavan for his work, and we welcome Mr. Julian Hunte in the difficult year that awaits him. At the beginning of this millennium, a summit of the world’s leaders produced a set of development goals aimed at protecting