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Author : Edward Nalbandian
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
This interview was conducted by Andrei Davydenko, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of International Affairs
The year 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian genocide. So I will start off with the
Armenian foreign policy agency's priorities re-
lated to this.
Our people, who lived through the first genocide
of the past century, feel a special moral respon-
sibility for the mobilization of the international
community's efforts to prevent new crimes
against humanity.
Another high priority for the Armenian foreign policy agency is the exclusively peaceful
resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem, based on respect for the right to self-de-
termination, which is enshrined as one of the main principles of the UN Charter.
We are doing all we can to strengthen our alliance, our strategic relations with Russia. We
are working to develop a friendly partnership with the United States, deepen cooperation
with countries and organizations on the European continent, consolidate good-neighborly
and mutually beneficial relations with Georgia and Iran, expand ties with countries in the
Asia-Pacific Region, in particular China, India, and Japan, and develop interaction with
Arab, South American, and African states.
In the interest of facilitating collective efforts in the joint search of answers to current
challenges, we cooperate on a bilateral and multilateral basis with our partners who are
willing to cooperate.
Russia is our chief trading partner and the main investor in the Armenian economy. There
are over 1,400 joint ventures in our country, and more than 250 bilateral documents have
been signed.
Armenian-Russian interstate relations are backed up by our effective cooperation at inter-
national and regional organizations, including the UN and the OSCE and especially the
CSTO, the CIS and, of course, the Eurasian Economic Union.
Obviously, genocide is the most heinous international crime. Armenia makes its contribu-
tion to the international community's efforts to prevent such crimes. This happens within
the framework of international organizations, parliamentary assemblies, international con-
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Russia, Our Chief Trading Partner and Main Investor in the Ar-
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