Interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to "Politique Internationale" Journal

ARMENIA AND THE WORLD \r\nAn interview with editorial staff of Politique Internationale\r\n\r\nPolitique Internationale — Mr Nalbandian, you were appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2008, after spending thirty years working abroad. How do you view the world today from the perspective of Yerevan? And what is Armenia’s place in the world?

STATEMENTby H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia,at the 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC M

Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to address the participants and guests of the 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member States. Only 6 years have passed since the last Armenian Chairmanship-in-Office. BSEC has grown into an influential regional entity aiming at uniting efforts, resourc

Exclusive interview of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to Mediamax

-     What do you think is a true value of the BSEC as a regional organization and how is it integrated in the world economic relations in the view of new global challenges? The Black Sea Economic Cooperation, one of the influential and representative organizations in the region, was launched in 1992 as an initiative bearing a specific responsibility for promoting m

Le discours de S. Exc. Monsieur Edward NALBANDIANMinistre des Affaires EtrangՌres de la Rռpublique d’Armռnie

Monsieur le Maire,Mesdames et Messieurs,Chers amis,Comme tous les ans depuis tant d’années – nous sommes réunis à la Mairie de Paris pour accomplir ensemble notre devoir de mémoire envers les victimes du génocide arménien du 1915 perpétré en Empire Ottoman. C’est l’occasion pour moi de remercier encore une fois l

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Minister Oskanian Summarizes 2007 and Speaks of Expectations of 2008

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Findings of monitoring of political programs broadcasted by private TV channels in the Republic of Armenia

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L’interview du Ministre des Affaires EtrangՌres Vardan Oskanian a l’agence ,,France-Presse,,

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