Address by Vartan Oskanian Minister of Foreign Affairs  of the Republic of Armenia To the Permanent Council Meeting of the OSCE

Mr. Chairman, distinguished representatives. First may I thank for your kind words welcoming me to this Council and I am truly honored to speak before this distinguished audience today. Mr. Chairman, We are at this moment witness to a precariousness that is not only characteristic of certain regions of the world but of Eur

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE CAUCASUS AND ARMENIA

Today, the world is witnessing and participating in the formulation of a new system. There is no bi-polar system any longer: it has been destroyed. Some think that that formulation has already taken place, but in reality, it does not exist. Today, we do not know whether we live in a uni-polar, multi-polar or some other kind of w

Accreditation

ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA FOR CORRESPONDENTS OF ARMENIAN AND FOREIGN MEDIA ORGANISATIONS Hereby, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs defines the procedure of annual media accreditation for the correspondents of Armenian and foreign media organisations and short-term accreditation procedure for foreign journalists visiting Armenia. Annual Ac

General information about Republic of Armenia

Official NameRepublic of Armenia (RA), short: Armenia FlagThe flag is tricolor with three horizontal and equal alternating stripes of red, blue and Orange (from top to bottom). The correlation between the width and length of the flag is 1/2.  The Coat of ArmsThe Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia is as follows: On a shield, positioned in the center, Mount Ararat is represented with Noa

Special residency status

General Information The Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Armenia, enacted in 1994, and then the revised Law on Aliens allow foreign citizens to receive a Special Residency Status in the Republic of Armenia. The Special Residency Status is granted by the Prime Minister of Armenia to the foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals

Criminal record certificate

Apply for Criminal Record Certificate Օnline  It is possible to submit an application for a Criminal Record Certificate through the Electronic Consular System of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and receive the Apostille legalized certificate by post service both in Armenia or in any other country in the world.  https://consular.e-gov.am   How to obtain a Criminal Record cert

Cultural Genocide

Acts and measures undertaken to destroy any nation's or ethnic group's culture are called ‘cultural genocide’. The word ‘Genocide’, coined by Raphael Lemkin, does not only refer to the physical extermination of a national or religious group, but also to its national, spiritual and cultural destruction. The concept of cultural genocide was not included in the 1948 UN Convent

Ceremony of Presentation of the Letters of Credence

The Ceremony of Presentation of the Letters of Credence takes place in the central "Round" Hall of the Presidential Palace. The Ambassador departs for the Presidential Palace from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (residence, hotel) fifteen-twenty minutes before the beginning of the ceremony (transport provided by MFA). He/she is accompanied by his/her spouse, Chief of the State Protocol, Director o

Temporary and Permanent Residency in Armenia

Types of Armenian Residency and Resident Cards  № Type of residency Type of the document Terms of residency 1 Temporary Temporary resident card Up to one year 2 Permanent Permanent resident card Five years 3 Special Special passport Ten years   Eligibility for a TEMPORARY RESIDENT CA

Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy

The current data protection policy can be found at www.mfa.am. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website publishes information from all Ministry departments. The IT group and Media and Public Diplomacy Department are in charge of the editorial, graphic and technical maintenance of the website. The IT group is its host. SPIP, Open Source Software distributed under the GNU General Pu