The opening speech by H.E. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia during an international conference “The Crime of Genocide: Prevention, condemnation and eliminat

Honorable Mr. President,\n Respectable guests,\n Ladies and Gentlemen,\n The prehistory of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by the UN on December 9, 1948 is related to the most tragic page in the history of the Armenian people. It was the absence of condemnation and elimination of consequences of the Armenian G

The Ambassador of Canada presents the copies of his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian

On November 1, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received John Sloan, the newly appointed Ambassador of Canada to Armenia (residence in Moscow) on the occasion of presenting the copies of his credentials.

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statements and answers during joint press conference

I am glad to welcome you on your first visit to Armenia. It is a special honour that you are in Yerevan on July 4, the Independence Day of the United States on which I cordially congratulate you and all the Americans. By establishing the independent United states through the Declaration of Independence 234 years ago the Founding Fathers of your country proved that nothing can deprive peoples of th

Days of Francophonie started in Armenia

On March 19, Days of Francophonie officially started in Armenia. This year it coincided with the 40th anniversary of the International Organization of Francophonie. Today the Days of Francophonie strated by a reception organized at the MFA with the participation of Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hacobyan and Minister of Education and Scie

Foreign Minister of Armenia continues his meetings in New York

On September 26, Foreign Minister of Armenia who is in New York with a working visit participated in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s member states. Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states discussed several issues of the agenda – particularly, the coordination of foreign policy within the UN and other international

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian participates in the informal meeting of the OSCE Foreign Ministers

On June 28, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian participated in the informal meeting of the OSCE Foreign Ministers dedicated to the European security issues. Foreign Ministers of the 45 OSCE member states, high-ranking representatives from CSTO, CIS, EU, NATO and OSCE also attended the meeting initiated by the Foreign Minister of Greece. At the meeting Edward Nalbandian de

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 H.E. Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Armenia at the Advocacy Conference

I want to thank you for the invitation to speak here today. I especially appreciate the fact that in this hall are members and activists from the Assembly, the Armenian Church, the AGBU, and individuals - all of whom are here to plan together, to work together, to register successes together. Since independence, we have indeed registered

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

Speech by His Excellency Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia at the Pro-Armenia Conference Armenia in the 21st Century

Thank you for inviting me to speak on Armenia and Armenians in the 21st century. It's a special pleasure to be able to do that in a hall full of people who not only know where Armenia is and who Armenians are, but also where Armenia was and who Armenians have been in the last 4000 years. You all come from countries where there