A Reception devoted to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s membership to the OSCE

Today the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the OSCE office in Yerevan organized a reception devoted to Armenia’s membership to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Gagik Beglaryan, the RA Minister of Transport and Communications, 25 Ambassadors of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ambassadors accredited in Yerevan, MPs of the Parliament and representatives of the

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia received the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

On July 17, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to "eu2009.se"

Question: On Tuesday you will meet in Brussels with the EU-foreign ministers and the ministers from the other countries of the Eastern partnership. What are your expectations of the meeting? What are the most important issues for Armenia? Answer: Armenia attaches great importance to cooperation with the European Union and its member states. The Eastern Partnership initiative provides a

STATEMENTby H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia,at the 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC M

Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to address the participants and guests of the 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member States. Only 6 years have passed since the last Armenian Chairmanship-in-Office. BSEC has grown into an influential regional entity aiming at uniting efforts, resourc

Exclusive interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to Mediamax

-     What do you think is a true value of the BSEC as a regional organization and how is it integrated in the world economic relations in the view of new global challenges? The Black Sea Economic Cooperation, one of the influential and representative organizations in the region, was launched in 1992 as an initiative bearing a specific responsibility for promoting m

Speech by H.E. Mr. Armen Baibourtian

Venue: Japan Institute of International Affairs, Tokyo Web Site: http://www.jiia.or.jp/en/ Date: 31 October, 2007 In 1991 Barry Buzan, British political scientist, contemplating on the pure model of nationhood questioned the status of statehood as an objective precondition for a nation’s existence. His argument was exemplified by the Armenians, a nation without a stat

Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "European Neighbourhood Policy" Conference in Brussels

You’ll forgive me if I look at our mission here from a distance – both a geographic distance from Brussels, and the space provided by time, by the decades from the beginning of this integration process until today. The Schumann-Monet dream was for peace and prosperity -- at a time when both seemed to be out of reach. Today, both can be taken for granted by Europeans who have b

Minister Oskanian Speaks in the 117th Session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

Minister Oskanian participated in the 117th Session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. In his statement, Minister Oskanian recognized how Armenia has changed during the years since Council of Europe membership, as well as the evolution of the Council of Europe itself. He also referred to the major domestic and foreign policy issues -- the parliamentary elections and the resolution pr

Minister Oskanian addressed the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian at the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee I want to welcome the EU parliamentary delegation to Armenia. It has been a year since the last PCC meeting took place in Strasbourg. Since then, Armenia's political dialogue with the EU has intensified. I w

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