I am glad to welcome the Secretary of State for European Affairs of France Harlem Désir, who arrived in Yerevan to participate at the 31st session of the Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the International Organization of La Franco

“The attitude of Armenia towards peace-keeping missions can be tested by the geography of our engagement in such past and present missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mali. I would like to note that in four days Yerevan will host the

It is a pleasure to welcome in Yerevan the participants of the Bureau Meeting and the Conference on Local Democracy in the Eastern Partnership Countries. Such meetings provide a good opportunity to share practices and experiences in this important ar

This year marks important commemorations, the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the 70th year of memorial of the Holocaust, 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter and the creation of the UN,

This year was not only the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide, but also a Centenary of Turkish denial of this genocide.

Only political and economic factors are not sufficient on the road of building lasting peace between peoples and states. In this regard the cultural factor is of not less importance. During the passing period UNESCO made considerable efforts aimed at

As this is the first occasion that we have gathered after Riga I want to mention that from our perspective the Summit was productive and a step forward in outlining practical cooperation directions in such fields as institutional capacity building an

Armenia is in favor of the “principle of cooperative security” and realizes it in practice. Being an active member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, we at the same time are a trusted partner for NATO. We are also in favor of

The Armenian people will always remain standing by the side of those who suffered from crimes against humanity. The unyielding international struggle against crimes of genocide will remain an integral part of our foreign policy.

During the discussions of Yerevan Global Forum fresh ideas and constructive proposals have been made, which were summarized in the Draft Declaration of the Global Forum. I believe that it would be accepted as a guide for the implementation of the tru