The visit of the Extraordinary and Pleni...

Embassy of Japan to Armenia

Address：23/4 Babayan St., Yerevan, Republic of Armenia Tel.：(+374 11) 52 30 10 2018 Holidays  the material is taken from http://www.am.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html

Armenia’s Foreign Minister received Japa...

09.02.2016 On February 9, Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia received Ambassador Toshihiro Aiki, Special Envoy for South Caucasus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian attached importance to further deepening of friendly relations between Armenia and Japan, and expansion of comprehensive cooperation in different fields. Expressing gratitude for the reception, Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan stressed that his country places significance to fostering of cooperation with friendly...

The Reception of Japan’s First Re...

Author  H. Muradyan

Message from Ambassador Taguchi

Diplomatic relations between Japan and Armenia were established in 1992. Since then our two countries have been developing friendly relations as partners who share the basic values such as democracy and market economy. In June 2012, H.E. Mr.Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia, paid an official visit to Japan, during which the “Joint Statement on Further Deepening of Friendship and Partnership between Japan and the Republic of Armenia” was signed. Based on this document, steady progress is now being made in such fields as political dialogue,...

The newly-appointed Ambassador of Japan ...

02.06.2015 On June 2 the first resident-Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Eiji Taguchi handed over copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. Congratulating the Ambassador on the occasion of his appointment and wishing fruitful activities Minister Nalbandian attached importance to the opening of the diplomatic mission of Japan in Yerevan. Minister Nalbandian expressed hope that the opening of the mission would give a new impetus for the development of bilateral relations. Edward Nalbandian expressed gratitude for Japan’s continued support to...

In commemoration of the Armenian-Japanes...

translated from Armenian into English by Tatev Harutyunyan

Armenia parliament deputy chair heads fo...

22.05.2015 An Armenian National Assembly (NA) delegation, led by NA Vice President Eduard Sharmazanov, on Thursday traveled to Japan on a working visit. In Japan, the Armenian MPs are scheduled to meet with of the House of Representatives Vice-Speaker Tatsuo Kawabata, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi, and the Japan-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group. On Sunday, the Armenian parliamentary delegation will attend the closing ceremony of the Armenian Cultural Week being held in capital city Tokyo, and along the lines of the Armenian Genocide Centennial....

Galust Sahakyan Received the Ambassador ...

05/20/2015 On May 20, the Chairman of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Armenia Chikahito Harada, who visited the parliament on the completion of his diplomatic mission in Armenia. This is announced by the press service of the National Assembly. The Chairman of the National Assembly, highly appreciating the Armenian-Japanese relations, mentioned that the relations were based on friendship and mutual trust. He evidenced that the friendly relations had become more active, especially...

President Receives Japanese Foreign Mini...

22.01.2015 President Serzh Sargsyan today received the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Minoru Kiuchi. Welcoming the dignitary, the President stressed the importance of frequent reciprocal visits to strengthening interstate ties and expressed satisfaction with the fact that in recent years, the relationship between Armenia and Japan has been developing dynamically, taking on a new meaning. Serzh Sargsyan and State Minister Minoru Kiuchi attached great value to the opening of the Japanese embassy in Armenia on the 1st of January which, according to them,...

The Embassy of Japan for the Schools of ...

The NGO “Development and Prosperity” and the Embassy of Japan in Armenia signed a contract, which in the frameworks of Grassroot Human  Security Projects envisages providing school furniture to 25 schools of the Region of Ararat, which are in need. At the signing ceremony there were present the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Minoru Kiuchi, consultant to the Embassy of Japan Mr. Sasame Kenichiro, first secretary of the Embassy of Japan Yamagishi Keisuku, representatives from the NGO “Development and Prosperity”, the president of the NGO Gayane...

The Gyumri Crime is Equivalent to Terro...

January 21st, 2015 For the state Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Minoru Kiuchi  the Gyumri crime is equivalent to terroristic act. On behalf of the Republic of Japan, he presents his sincere condolences concerning the incident in Gyumri: “As a peace-loving country Japan continues its struggle against terrorism. And in this context we want to cooperate with Armenia”. The Embassy of Japan in Armenia functions from January 1st, but for the moment it doesn’t have an ambassador: “At present we are discussing the possible candidates. It’s true that our...

Japanese Fire Trucks Gifted to Armenia

13:17, August 11, 2010 This morning in Yerevan’s Republic Square, ceremonies marking the handover of 28 state of the art fire fighting trucks to Armenia took place. The equipment was a gift from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. Fire-fighters from Japan were on hand to display just what the trucks were capable of when it comes to fighting fires. This was followed by a display exercise conducted by Armenian fire-fighters. Fire-fighters from Japan were on hand to display just what the trucks were capable of when it comes to fighting fires. This was followed...

Japanese agricultural equipment to help ...

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Meeting in the Armenia-Japan Friendship ...

15.11.2013 On November 15 the members of the Armenia-Japan Friendship Group met with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Armenia Tikahito Harada. Welcoming the Ambassador’s visit to the parliament, the Head of the Armenia-Japan Friendship Group Samvel Farmanyan has expressed hope that the inter-parliamentary relations of the two countries would activate and develop, as all favourable conditions exist. Underlining the Armenian-Japanese warm relations he thanked the Japanese Government for humanitarian aid shown to Armenia after...

Friendship Group Armenia-Japan

Last Name First Name Farmanyan Samvel  (Head) Arsenyan Ashot  Dokholyan Levon  Gharagyozyan Harutyun  Grigoryan  Manvel  Grigoryan Arayik  Kokobelyan Khachatur  Manukyan Abraham  Marukyan Edmon  Minasyan Artsvik  Poghosyan Tevan  Saroyan Sedrak  Zourabian Levon  the material taken from...

The Meeting of the Armenian Deputies wit...

June 6 2014 On June 2-4, the president of “Armenia-Japan” Parliamentary Friendship Association Samvel Farmanyan and deputy Chairman of Standing Committee of External Relations of the National Assembly Alexander Arzumanyan had a business trip to Japan. In Tokyo, the Armenian deputies had a meeting with the chairman of “Japan-Armenia” Parliamentary Friendship Association, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeaki Matsumoto. During the meeting, they emphasized further activation of inter-parliamentary relations, as well as the first joint session of...

Japan is provide more than one million d...

12.08.2014 YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. The Japan International Cooperation Agency will earmark more than one million dollars to Armenia’s emergency ministry for controlling landslides in the country, Representative of JICA Office in Uzbekistan Iida Jiro told journalists on Tuesday after signing an appropriate agreement with Armenian Emergency Minister Armen Yeritsyan. Prevention of landslides is very important to Armenia, he said answering ARKA News Agency’s question. He said many disasters relating to landslides happen here, and therefore the JICA has decided to...

Japanese International Cooperation Agenc...

JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) has been cooperating with the SMEDNC of Armenia since 2005. The cooperation started from the project titled “Human Resource Development in Small and Medium Enterprises of Armenia”. The main goals of the project were: 1. Further expansion of training programs of the SMEDNC; 2. Development of the business development services (BDS) market in Armenia; 3. Improvement of business knowledge of Armenian SMEs. The project provided training courses to total 73 Business Service Providers and SME staffs and contributed to the Armenian...