Statement by Minister Nalbandian at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of Eastern Partnership in Chisinau

Armenia and the EU have finalized the Partnership Priorities for 2017-2020 and tomorrow in Yerevan we are going to start the talks on the Single Support Framework of the EU assistance to Armenia for the same period.

Steering Committee Meeting of Armenia-Council of Europe 2015-2018 Action Plan Took Place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Participants of the meeting were updated on the state of implementation of the projects in the areas of protecting and promoting human rights, ensuring justice, the rule of law and democratic governance. The Armenian side reiterated its readiness to continue the close cooperation towards executing the Action Plan.

Armenia signed CoE Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property

On May 19, Edward Nalbandian, the Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia, who is participating at the 127th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Cyprus, signed the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian at the Eastern Partnership and Visegrad 4 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

The links between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union should be a matter of pragmatic and result oriented dialogue. Armenia as a member state of the EAEU and one of the Eastern Partnership countries is ready to contribute to this end.

Address of the President of Armenia on the occasion of Diplomat’s Day

Diplomats carry on their shoulders the most important share of the responsibility to ensure necessary conditions for a peaceful and sustainable development of our country. I am confident that you understand that responsibility and are ready to bear it with honor.

The meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Nazarian with the Netherlands' Foreign Affairs Ministry Special Representative on Eastern Partnership issues

On November 9 Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian received Ambassador Adriaan Palm, Special Representative for Europe and the Eastern Partnership of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Minister Nalbandian signed the Paris Agreement on the Reduction of Climate Change

On September 20, at the UN Headquarter, Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed on behalf of Armenia the Agreement adopted in the result of Climate Change Conference held in Paris under the aegis of the United Nations. The agreement outlines a series of steps of the international community aimed at confronting global warming.

Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan handed over the credentials to Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

During the tête-à-tête meeting, following the ceremony, President Grybauskaitė congratulated the Ambassador on the occasion of his appointment and wished him success. Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed hope that Ambassador Mkrtchyan will actively contribute to the deepening of bilateral relations and expressed her readiness to support the Ambassador during his mission.

Foreign Minister participated in the session of Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States

From the years of establishment, the Commonwealth of Independent States set forth its role in economic, cultural-scientific, political and other processes, however, not always living up to the expectations. Prevention of negative expressions has not been achieved on a range of fundamental issues, including in security. The Nagorno-Karabakh issue is one of the vivid expressions.

Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Hovakimyan with the Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

On December 15, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Ashot Hovakimyan received Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).