The Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian presents the newly appointed Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of the RA 01 July 2010 On

On July 1, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian presented the newly appointed Rector Vahe Gabrielyan to the students and staff of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of the RA. Presenting the newly appointed Rector, the Foreign Minister noted; “The gained experience and skills of Ambassador Gabrielyan will certainly promote the implementation of issues raised before the school.

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

Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt Armen Melkonian presents the copies of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Aboul Gheit

On August 20, Armen Melkonian, the newly appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt presented the copies of his credentials to Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt. In the course of the talks that followed the ceremony, Minister Aboul Gheit congratulated Ambassador Melkonian on his appointment and expressed hope that new Armenian Ambassador will have his pers

Speech of H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the «Security and Cooperation in and around the Caucasus» International Conference

Mr. Secretary, Dear participants of the conference, It is a pleasure to address the distinguished participants of this conference dedicated to the security, stability and cooperation in the Caucasus region. I am hopeful that the discussions held at this Conference will be useful in generating innovative ideas that would help evaluate and repel efficiently security risks and thre

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization

In Conegliano Italy on December 9, 2007, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the Civilitas 2007 award from the Dama Castellana organization. The award, established in 1992 by the Dama Castellana organization, the town of Conegliano, the Province of Treviso, the Region of Veneto, and the European Community, is intended for those individuals who personify human v

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

Speech by H.E. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs At the University for Peace Conference on Capacity Building for Peace and Development: Roles of Diaspora

In this conference of experts, I feel right at home. I am, by default, an expert on Diaspora. I was born in Syria, the heart of the Armenian Diaspora, came to the homeland for the first time as a Diasporan student -- and today, I am foreign minister of that homeland which has more of its nationals living in Diaspora, than at home. I appre

Statement by His Excellency Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia At the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Mr. President, I congratulate you on your selection, and the new Council on this, its inaugural session. The third pillar of the UN - human rights - is now on a par with the other two - peace and security, and development. Humanity's stake in each of these interdependent aspects of life has been affirmed by the creation and m

Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge

On behalf of the National Commission, I wish to publicly express our sincere appreciation to everyone who has participated in this conference. I want to thank the Zoryan Institute for their professional and organizational counsel. I especially wish to thank the scholars, writers, professors - all with serious work and time commitments

Statement by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in Armenian National Assembly hearings on resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh issue

Thank you. I welcome this opportunity to discuss aloud and together the history, development, present situation and future prospects for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh issue. I believe the idea is both good and timely. I believe that such joint, public explorations are useful and should facilitate a healthy civic debate on premises