Press release by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

Berne, Yerevan, Ankara, 31 August 2009 The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey have agreed to start their internal political consultations on the two protocols – the “Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations” and the “Protocol on the development of bilateral relations” – which have been initiated in the course of their efforts

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian meets with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

On June 26, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian who was in Paris with a working visit, met with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov, Bernard Fassier, Matthew Bryza and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. During the six hours of negotiations, Foreign Ministers of

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian receives Le Kyu-Hyung, Ambassador of Korea to Armenia

On June 2, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Le Kyu-Hyung, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Armenia. In his welcoming remarks Minister Nalbandian attached importance to undertaking steps aimed at the promotion of cooperation in different areas between Armenia and the Republic of Korea in different areas. Ambassador Kyu-Hyung stressed that t

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian visits Istanbul

On November 24, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian as Foreign Minister of BSEC chairing country paid a one-day working visit to Istanbul. Armenian Foreign Minister visited the BSEC Secretariat where he met with Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, Secretary General of the Organization. During the meeting the two discussed issues on improvement of BSEC’s activity and promotion of e

Minister Nalbandian received Aivars Vovers the ambassador of Latvia to Armenia

On 21 of May the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Aivars Vovers the ambassador of Latvia to Armenia on the occasion of acomplishment  of his  diplomatic mission to Armenia.        Minister Nalbandian expressing his gratefulness to the Ambassador for the development of the relations between Armenia and Latvia during the si

Minister Oskanian Participates in the XVI Meeting of BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs

On April 19, Foreign Minister Oskanian attended the meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Belgrade. The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, as well as high-ranking representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine also took part in the meeting. The Foreign Minister of Serbia opened the Ministe

Yerevan- Kosovo Videoconference held in Armenia

Within the framework of NATO Week in Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan organized a Yerevan – Kosovo Videoconference especially for the soldiers in the Armenian peacekeeping division deployed in Kosovo, and their families in Yerevan. On March 16, 2007, nearly 60 friends and relatives of the 23 soldiers gathered in the Ministry’s P

Findings of monitoring of political programs broadcasted by private TV channels in the Republic of Armenia

The office of the Press Secretary of the President of the Republic of Armenia has for the third time monitored political broadcast of private Armenian TV channels. Along with channels traditionally broadcasting political shows, some other channels were monitored which do not have regular political programming, but have occasionally touched upon political topics. The monitoring was c

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

Statement by Mr.Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairsof the Republic of Armenia Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting

Distinguished Mr. Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Government of Georgia, and personally to the Chairman-In-Office, H.E. Mr. Irakli Menagarishvili, for the warm hospitality extended to the Armenian delegation and for the excellent organization o