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 elimination

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 Genocide that made the young philologist Rafael Lemkin in 1921 ask his professor why the Armenians did not have th

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

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

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian at the 17th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

Athens, 1-2 December, 2009

The basis for the establishment of relations between Armenia and Turkey has been founded

On October 10, in the main hall of the University of Zurich Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey Edward Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoğlu singed the Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the Protocol on development of relations between Armenia and Turkey. Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Re

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

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

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

US President expresses his support toward the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations

In Istanbul on April 6 in the evening US President Barack Obama met with Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland Edward Nalbandian, Ali Babacan and Micheline Calmy-Rey. The meeting took place before the official dinner hosted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul in honor of the participants of the second Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. President Obama expresse