Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership

On July 10, in Chisinau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian participated in the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries, attended by the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Jean-Christophe Belliard.\r\n

Statement by Minister Nalbandian at the Informal Ministerial Meeting of Eastern Partnership in Chisinau

Armenia and the EU have finalized the Partnership Priorities for 2017-2020 and tomorrow in Yerevan we are going to start the talks on the Single Support Framework of the EU assistance to Armenia for the same period.

17th Armenia-European Union Cooperation Council was held in Brussels

The head of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Armenia briefed on the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries towards an exclusively peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Switzerland

Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian and Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter exchanged letters on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation.\r\n\r\n

Remarks and answers of FM Nalbandian to questions of journalists during the joint press conference on the outcomes of the Informal Ministerial Eastern Partnership Dialogue Meeting

I am confident that the outcomes of today’s Ministerial discussions on both foreign affairs and science and innovations will have their positive impact on the further enhancement of cooperation between the European Union and the partner countries ahead of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in 2017.\r\n\r\n

Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership took place in Yerevan

On November 17, the Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries took place in Yerevan. Johannes Hahn, the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiation, Jean-Christophe Belliard, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs - Political Director for EEAS, as well as high-ranking delegations from EaP countries participated in the meeti

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia participated in the Eastern Partnership Informal Dialogue Meeting of the Foreign Ministers

On July 11, in Kyiv, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia participated in the Eastern Partnership Informal Dialogue Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, attended by Johannes Hahn, the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and Helga Schmidt, Deputy Secretary General for the External Action Service.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the Eastern Partnership Informal Dialogue Meeting of the Foreign Ministers

Agreement on the participation of Armenia in the COSME Programme (for small and medium-sized enterprises) was signed last December. A month ago Armenia joined Horizon 2020 programme (for research and innovation). We envisage becoming soon a part to the Creative Europe Programme, (which offers a broader frame for cultural exchanges) and we also expect the negotiations on the Common Aviation Area ag

The Foreign Minister participated in the Session of Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe

In the context of the 15th Anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe, the Foreign Minister stressed. “2016 marks the 15th Anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe. These have been years of fruitful cooperation in various areas of mutual interest. In a few days we will officially launch the Council of Europe 2015-2018 Action Plan for Armenia, w

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia at the 126th Session of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe

We share Mr. Jagland’s view on the concept of “Democratic Security”, according to which the democracies are less likely to go to war. Obviously, authoritarian regimes do not face such a dilemma.