Exclusive interview of the RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kovharian to the International News Agency "Novosti-Armenia"

“Novosti-Armenia” – Mister Kocharian, can we say that there is a new situation in the settlement of Karabakh issue after the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in Sochi? \r\nShavarsh Kocharian - Yes, you can, but after the Sochi statement, Azerbaijan stated that the peaceful settlement does not exclude military activities. That was the same situation as

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian meets with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and delivers speech at the University of Columbia

On September 29, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian who is in New York for a working visit met with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. During the meeting the two touched upon issues of UN agenda and the reformation of the organization, the process of implementation of Millennium Goals, the organization of the Summit of  UN member states

Edward Nalbandian meets with the representatives of American Armenian community

The visit of Foreign Minister of Armenia to New York has been full of meetings with the representatives of American Armenian organizations. During the reception hosted in honour of Armenian Foreign Minister at the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America by the Primate Archbishop Khajag Parsamian, Edward Nalbandian presented to the representatives of the Armenian

From the Near Abroad to the New Neighborhood…

By Rouben Shugarian, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Former Ambassador to the US The paradox of the South Caucasus/Black Sea present day regional identity is that less geography means more geo-politics. This is true not only in the context of general europeanization but also as far as the link

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

Speech by His Excellency Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia at the BSEC Conference

Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you wholeheartedly to Armenia on the happy occasion of this Eighth Meeting of the BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers. As Armenia prepares to hand over the Chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, we can all look back

Statement by H.E. Mr. Vartan Oskanian at the 56th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express our appreciation and respect to H.E. Mr. Harri Holkeri, for the professionalism and dedication with whi

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ALEXANDER ARZOUMANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: May I begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election as President of this 52nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that the skills and vast experience that you have acquired throughout yo

Israel

General information The State of Israel recognized the independence of the Republic of Armenia on December 25, 1991. Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Israel were established on April 4, 1992. On December 2021 Arman Hakobyan was appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Israel (with residence in Tel-Aviv). On June, 2022 Joel Lion, Ambassador of Israel to Armenia (with residence in Jerusalem),

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

The Organization of the United Nations has been established in 1945. Currently, the United Nations consists of 193 member-states. The mission and activities of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in its milestone document – the UN Charter. http://www.un.am/up/file/1.%20UN%20Charter_arm.pdf The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, En