Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the abduction of persons transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia

Today, on August 28, at the illegal checkpoint in the Lachin corridor, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh Alen Sargsyan, Vahe Hovsepyan and Levon Grigoryan were abducted by Azerbaijan’s law enforcement agencies. The transportation was agreed in advance and was carried out accompanied by the Russian peacekeeping forces, which, in accordance with point 6 of the Trilateral Statement of November 9, 2

Remarks by Ara Aivazian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the occasion of 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum

This Forum has become a unique platform to cherish the histories and values that our civilizations have accumulated throughout the past millennia.  

A virtual discussion, dedicated to the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, took place in the UN

On December 9 the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations organized a virtual discussion, entitled “Mass Media in Genocide Prevention: The Promise and Peril of the Digital Age”.

Statement of Ara Aivazian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security

People of Nagorno-Karabakh are a reality on the ground, and the hesitation of the presence and direct involvement of international organizations is unacceptable.

The online session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states was held

Minister Aivazian drew the attention of his colleagues to the steps being undertaken by Azerbaijan to establish a hub of international terrorism in the Caucasus, which bears the threat of transferring terrorism to other countires and neighboring regions.

Comment of the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on the missile attacks against the cities of Stepanakert and Shushi by the Azerbaijani armed forces

This is another manifestation of state terrorism carried out by a country which through the efforts of Turkey has already turned itself into a hub of concentration of international terrorist fighters in the South Caucasus.  

Briefing of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anna Naghdalyan

In our statement, we have also stressed that these actions of Azerbaijan, which contain crimes against humanity, will be resolutely repelled by Artsakh within its full capacity.

Foreign Minister of Armenia participated in the OSCE Conference on Refugees and Migration Flows

Speaking of Armenia's experience of providing asylum to the refugees in recent years, Foreign Minister of Armenia said: "From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hund

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the 2017 OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo

From Syria alone Armenia has harbored about 22.000 refugees, on per capita basis making our country the third largest recipient of Syrian refugees in Europe. This has caused a number of challenges for a country of just 3 million which has in the recent past already received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Azerbaijan.

Statement by Edward Nalbandian at the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Armenia is committed to making its utmost to address the issues of Syrian refugees, however no one State can manage such large movements on its own. We believe that greater international cooperation is needed to assist host countries. To this end, we welcome the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants and believe that the full implementation of our collective commitments, pa