Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the session of CIS Council of Foreign Ministers

The agenda of the session included more than a dozen draft decisions aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of organization's activities, developing cooperation among CIS member states in political, security, cultural and educational spheres, which were approved by the ministers.

Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece

25 years ago the diplomatic relations were established between the newly independent Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic. The regular high level visits gave new impetus to our partnership and outline the main areas of cooperation. In this regard I would like to highlight the visits of President Serzh Sargsyan to Greece in 2016 and the visit of President Karolos Papoulias to Armenia in 20

Ceremony in Kaunas, Lithuania dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

On April 23, an Eucharist Liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide in Kaunas’ St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, one of the biggest religuous centers of the Baltic region.\r\n\r\n

Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan participated in the work of the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council

On February 27-28, meeting of the high-level segment of the 34th session of the UN Human RIghts Council was held in Geneva, during which statements were delivered by Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of numerous countr

Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan’s answer to a question of «Armenpress» News Agency

Question: Mr. Kocharyan, how would you comment on the statement of the President of Azerbaijan that the April military actions and the ongoing tensions along the Line of Contact are the internal matter of Azerbaijan?

Second observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime at the UN

The second observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime was held at the United Nations in New York on 9 December 2016.\r\n\r\n

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate

The United Nations has a considerable role to play in changing the environment conducive to intolerance, racial discrimination, xenophobia, violent extremism and terrorism.

Foreign Minister delivered a traditional lecture at the Yerevan State University

On September 5, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a traditional lecture at the International Relations Faculty of the Yerevan State University on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year. The event was attended by the first-year students and professors of the Faculty.

Ambassador Yeganian’s meeting with the Minister of Canadian Heritage

On April 22, Armen Yeganian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Canada, had a meeting with Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is in charge for culture, telecommunication and National Capital Commission portfolios.\r\n

Statement by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian on the violations of the International Humanitarian Law by Azerbaijan

On April 14, 2016, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to OSCE Ambassador Arman Kirakossian delivered a statement to the 1096th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, touching upon recent violations of the International Humanitarian Law by the Republic of Azerbaijan.\r\n