Foreign Minister participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East

On September 8, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, upon the invitation of the Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius, participated in the international conference on prevention of violence against religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East, in which high level delegations from around 60 states - foreign ministers, heads of international organizations, senior clerics, Deputy Secretary-G

Armenian delegation participated in the Second United Nations conference of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

From 3 to 5 November in Vienna the Armenian delegation took part in the 2nd United Nations conference of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs). The delegation was headed by the Secretary General and Chief of Staff of MFA Shahen Avakian.

Ambassador Kirakossian Participated in the Ceremony of Signing a Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the UNIDO and the EEC

On October 30 in Vienna the official ceremony of signing a joint declaration between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Eurasian Economic Cooperation was held. Permanent Representatives of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan as well as Armenia, Ambassador Arman Kirakossian, were invited to the event.

The address and answers of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during the joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Iraq Hoshiyar Zebari.

I am glad to welcome here my Iraqi counterpart, Foreign Minister and my good friend Mr. Hoshiyar Zebari with whom I had many occasions to meet in the framework of international organizations. A lot of arrangements have been made and I invited Mr. Zebari to pay a visit to Armenia. I am happy that today he is in Yerevan on an official visit.

The UN Under-Secretary General paid tribute of respect to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide

On October 22 Yuri Fedotov, the UN Under-Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna UNOV, visited Tsitsernakaberd.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia met the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

On October 22 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian met Yuri Fedotov, the UN Under-Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna UNOV.On October 22 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian met Yuri Fedotov, the UN Under-Secretary-General, the Executive Director o

Armenia became a member of the UN Alliance of Civilizations

On February 27 Vienna hosted the un alliance of civilizations 5th forum goal of which was to consolidate the international community against extremism through intercultural and inter-religious dialogue and cooperation. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon opened the forum. High-ranking delegations from 136 countries and international organizations attended the forum.

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact held in Vienna

On February 16, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian attending the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners dedicated to the fight against opiates trafficking from Afghanistan. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and the high-ranking delegations of around five dozen countries attended the conference and delivered speeches.

Edward Nalbandian: The level, volume, content and scope of relations between Armenia and Russia speak for themselves

Moscow, 22 October. From 23 to 25 of October the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is to pay a state visit to Russia. On the eve of the visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian gave an interview in Yerevan to Alexander Korzin and Hovhannes Qosyan, special correspondents of “Interfax”.

Edward Nalbandian met with the newly elected OSCE Secretary General

On July 15, Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with Lamberto Zannier, the newly elected OSCE Secretary General in Vienna. Congratulating Mr. Lamberto Zannier on the occasion of being elected to the position of the OSCE Secretary General, Edward Nalbandian expressed hope that he would bring his important contribution to the implementation of the goals of the pan-European organization. \r\n