Sumgait massacres on February 27-29, 1988

On 27-29 February, 1988 in response to the peaceful and lawful demanding struggle of the population of Mountainous Karabakh (Nagorno Karabakh) for their rights, massacre and forcibly deportation of the Armenian population were organized in Azerbaijan

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians in Sumgait

35 years ago, on February 27-29, 1988, amid the encouragement and criminal inaction of the Azerbaijani authorities, the massacres of the Armenians in the city of Sumgait were carried out, resulting in the killing of hundreds of Armenians, includ

Iranian play performed in Armenia

The Iranian play named “Seven beauties” by Iranian “Tandis” theater group and in cooperation with the Youths Theater affiliated to Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography had its premiere on February 26. Director

The World Premiere “The Song of Flying Leaves” at Kaboom Animation Festival

“The Song of Flying Leaves”, a short animation by Armine Anda supported by National Cinema Center of Armenia, the first Armenia/Iran animation, will have its World Premiere in ‘New Directions’ Competition of one of the most re

ARMENIA & THE NETHERLANDS: NEW WINDOWS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Armenia and the Netherlands are partner countries that share 31 years of interstate relations and centuries-old history. Limiting the relations between the Armenian and the Dutch peoples to the date when diplomatic relations were established,  

Gathering in New Julfa in Solidarity with Artsakh

On Febrauary 24, a public gathering had been held in the area of Armenian St. Savior cathedral in New Julfa Isfahan in solidarity with Artsakh. The Armenian Prelate Archbishop Sipan Kechejian had called for the gathering. Armenian community authorit

H.E. Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the USA met with Lili Bosse, Mayor of Beverly Hills, Mark Stainbrook, Chief of Police and Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Beverly Hills City Manager

Within the framework of her working visit to Los Angeles on February 24, H.E. Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the USA met with Lili Bosse, Mayor of Beverly Hills, Mark Stainbrook, Chief of Police and Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Beverly

Ambassador Makunts met Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of the state of California

On February 24, 2023, in Los Angeles, Ambassador Makunts met Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of the state of California. During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed issues related to the deepening of cooperation within the framework of the

"Sumgait 1988: 35 years later", is the title of a virtual exhibition dedicated to the memory of the victims of Sumgait pogrom.

On February 24, 2023, at the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic and exclusively on the popular website exhibbit.com a temporary virtual exhibition entitled "Sumgait 1988: 35 years later" was launched.

President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan hosted the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn

President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan hosted the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn. The interlocutors touched upon the active pol