Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan participated in the work of the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council

On February 27-28, meeting of the high-level segment of the 34th session of the UN Human RIghts Council was held in Geneva, during which statements were delivered by Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of numerous countr

Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan’s answer to a question of «Armenpress» News Agency

Question: Mr. Kocharyan, how would you comment on the statement of the President of Azerbaijan that the April military actions and the ongoing tensions along the Line of Contact are the internal matter of Azerbaijan?

Second observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime at the UN

The second observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime was held at the United Nations in New York on 9 December 2016.\r\n\r\n

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate

The United Nations has a considerable role to play in changing the environment conducive to intolerance, racial discrimination, xenophobia, violent extremism and terrorism.

Foreign Minister delivered a traditional lecture at the Yerevan State University

On September 5, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian delivered a traditional lecture at the International Relations Faculty of the Yerevan State University on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year. The event was attended by the first-year students and professors of the Faculty.

Ambassador Yeganian’s meeting with the Minister of Canadian Heritage

On April 22, Armen Yeganian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Canada, had a meeting with Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is in charge for culture, telecommunication and National Capital Commission portfolios.\r\n

Statement by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian on the violations of the International Humanitarian Law by Azerbaijan

On April 14, 2016, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to OSCE Ambassador Arman Kirakossian delivered a statement to the 1096th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, touching upon recent violations of the International Humanitarian Law by the Republic of Azerbaijan.\r\n

Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimian with the Council of Europe Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

On December 18, Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimian received Leonor Ladron de Guevara y Guerrero (Spain) and David Dolidze (Georgia), experts of the CoE Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), who is paying a visit to Armenia on December 14-18, in the framework of the assessment of the second stage.\r\n

Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Burkina Faso

On October 11, Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, met his counterpart Bedializoun Moussa Nebie, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Burkina Faso.

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS

On April 5 Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS countries which took place in Tashkent.\r\n