Statement by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the OSCE Informal Ministerial Meeting in Potsdam

I would like to thank Minister Steinmeier for this important initiative to exchange views in preparation for the OSCE Ministerial Council in coming December, to deploy efforts to make Hamburg meeting joint success.

Interview of Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan to Austrian “Die Presse” daily

For continuation of negotiations by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ mediation, it is necessary to consolidate the cease-fire regime. It is impossible to negotiate when shooting is continuing.

The working visit of the delegation of the Republic of Armenia to the NATO Headquarters

On December 10, the session in the format of NATO Partnerships and Cooperative Security Committee + Armenia was held at NATO Headquarters. The session was chaired by James Appathurai, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. The Armenian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan and First Deputy Defense Minister David Tonoyan.

Foreign Minister of Armenia received the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

According to Minister Nalbandian the destructive behaviour of Azerbaijan endangers the efforts by Armenia and the Co-Chair states to move the negotiation process forward.

Edward Nalbandian received the Director International Security Policy of Defence Ministry of the United Kingdom

Minister Nalbandian stressed that Armenia attaches importance to the development of cooperation with the United Kingdom in various spheres, and expressed satisfaction with the continuous political dialogue.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s answer to Aravot.am news site

The Azerbaijani side once again demonstrated its attitude towards the addressed statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to strictly observe the preservation of the ceasefire and to refrain from steps escalating the situation.

Foreign Minister of Armenia met the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia drew the attention of the Co-Chairs to the multiplication of violations of the cease-fire regime and subversive actions along the border with Armenia and on the Line of Contact with Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing that during the recent weeks the Azerbaijani armed forces violated cease-fire more than 3000 times, which resulted in human losses, including among

Minister for Foreign Affairs received NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia

The sides attached significance to the continuation of NATO-Armenia political dialogue, effective participation in international peacekeeping operations, the reform process in the RA Armed Forces, cooperation in the field of emergency prevention.

MFA Statement

This is a flagrant contempt towards the appeals of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries to refrain from provocative actions and escalation of the situation, especially on the eve of and during religious holidays.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

We strongly condemn the shooting down by the Azerbaijani armed forces of MI-24 helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army during a training flight.