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Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan with Baroness Caroline Cox

On 31 October, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan received Baroness Caroline Cox, а Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom who has arrived in Armenia to participate in the opening of “The Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre”.

Meeting of the Foreign Minister of Armenia with the President of the Congress of CoE

On May 17, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Marc Cools, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The meeting was held within the framework of the Minister's working visit to Strasbourg.

The signing ceremony of the Oviedo Convention and the meeting with the Secretary General of the CoE

On May 16, during the working visit to Strasbourg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan signed the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (Oviedo Convention).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Steering Committees of the Armenia-Council of Europe Action Plan 2023-2026 and the CoE-EU Partnership for Good Governance 2023-2027

On April 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Steering Committees of the Armenia-Council of Europe Action Plan 2023-2026 and the CoE-EU Partnership for Good Governance 2023-2027, co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan and Director of the Program Co-ordination of the CoE Claus Neukirch.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan had a meeting with Leyla Kayacik, the Special Representative of the CoE Secretary General on migration and refugees

On December 14, on the sidelines of the Global Refugee Forum, Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan had a meeting with Leyla Kayacik, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for migration and refugees.

Meeting of Foreign Minister of Armenia with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

On December 1, Foreign Minister of Armenia held a meeting in Stockholm with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Andrew Schofer (USA), Igor Khovaev (Russia) and Brice Roquefueil (France). The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk also participated in the meeting.

Meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan with the delegation of the Group of Rapporteurs on Democracy of the CoE Committee of Ministers

On October 18, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the Head of the Group of Rapporteurs on Democracy of the CoE Committee of Ministers, Ambassador of Sweden to the Council of Europe Martin Ehnberg and the delegation headed by him.

Remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan at the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s membership in CoE

While glancing back at the 20-years long journey of Armenia since its membership to the Council of Europe, I should underline that enormous work has been carried out with the support of the organization.