Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the General Debate of the 65 th Session of the UN General Assembly

Chaque année, la grande famille des nations se réunit afin de faire le bilan des \r\nacquis de l’Organisation et de réfléchir ensemble pour tenter d’apporter des \r\nréponses aux problèmes auxquels le monde est confronté, de faire le constat \r\nde ce qui Unit les Nations, mais aussi de ce qui les désunit encore.

Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the 35th session of UNESCO General Conference

Distinguished Mr. President, Distinguished Director General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to congratulate Ms. Irina Bokova, on her upcoming election as Director-General of UNESCO. I am confident, that with her leadership this distinguished forum will make a remarkable step forward in achieving major goals of this Orga

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian gave an interview to the director of Armenpress news agency Hrayr Zoryan.

On April 27, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian gave an interview to the director of Armenpress news agency Hrayr Zoryan. - Mr. Minister, first of all I would like to thank you for accepting my request for interview. Armenia’s foreign policy has become quite active under your leadership. - I’m sorry Mr. Zoryan for interrupting you, but I would like to stre

Tigran Balayan, Head of Press Division, Replies to a Question by «Haykakan Zhamanak» Newspaper

QUESTION: A couple of days ago, US State Department published the annual Anti- terrorism report, which includes some critical provisions on Armenia. What is Armenia’s stance on this issue? ANSWER: First, I would like to say that the criticism included in the report is a concern for Armenia. The anti-corruption struggle is a problem which needs continuous and consistent work.

Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian Visits the Netherlands, Meets with Minister Bernard Bot

On January 30, the minister of FA of RA Vartan Oskanian who was on a working trip in the Netherlands met with his counterpart Bernard Bot. Greeting the guest, the minister of FA of the Netherlands singled out the themes of common interest for both sides such as bilateral cooperation, assistance programs within the framework of EU Neighborhood Policy, as well as regional issues. Both sides s

STATEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTER VARTAN OSKANIAN AT THE 14TH OSCE MINISTERIAL

Mr. Chairman,The agenda before this 14th Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the OSCE has far-reaching implications. In some cases, it extends and deepens our past commitments. In others, it expands the scope of our overall pre-occupations with security, and its complex, multidimensional components.The decisions we are about to adopt on the exploitation of children, hate crimes, human traffickin

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 of Armenia at the United Nations General Assembly 61-th session

Madame President, It is a pleasure to congratulate you and to wish you a year that is relatively free of crises and catastrophes. In other words, a year not like the one we've just had during which my good friend Ian Eliasson successfully navigated through troubled waters. The year of turmoil, as he called it, included conflicts,

Statement by H. E. Vartan Oskanian

Mr. President Mr. Secretary General Dear Colleagues Mr. President, We warmly welcome you to your position and we know we will enjoy working with you. And to the outgoing President, our special thanks for his engagement and contribution to our work. Mr

STATEMENT by H.E. Mr. VARTAN OSKANIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen: We thank Jan Kavan for his work, and we welcome Mr. Julian Hunte in the difficult year that awaits him. At the beginning of this millennium, a summit of the world’s leaders produced a set of development goals aimed at protecting