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9th December 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

Remembrance and reconciliation: WW1 centenary events from the UK and German Embassies

Why were the German Ambassador and I at a British-German football match on Friday afternoon, singing Christmas carols and drinking hot soup from tin mugs? What was UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon doing at a penalty shoot-out between British and German delegations to the UN? For a week, in football matches across the UK […]

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19th November 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

UNSCR 1325 in practice: Women in the military

One of the themes of this year’s NATO week was UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.  On November 13 the MFA hosted a roundtable on Armenia’s approach to UNSCR 1325, with stakeholders from government (MFA, MOD, Ministry of Social Affairs, PM’s office), international organisations and NGOs.  One of the themes of […]

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20th October 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

Good example of UK-Armenia collaboration in Healthcare

I really enjoyed my visit on Saturday to Armenak & Ann Tadevossian’s medical centre in Kosh, a great example of a UK diaspora project.  This is a newly-built, well-equipped polyclinic which, thanks to the generosity of diaspora and local business donors, runs rehabilitation services for children with disabilities during the week, and offers specialist appointments […]

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4th September 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

Building Stability in an Unpredictable World – the NATO Summit in Wales 4-5 September

Following the terrible events of the last few months – in Ukraine, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Gaza, and ebola in West Africa – describing our world as ‘unpredictable’ no longer seems adequate.  It feels like some of our most basic assumptions –  about civilized nations’ best interests, a Europe finally at peace, and the nature of […]

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12th August 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

NATO in a nutshell: interview with Defence Attache Lt-Col Nick Wilkes

Ahead of the NATO Summit, to be hosted by the UK this year on September 4-5 in the beautiful, mountainous country of Wales, we are highlighting some of the human stories behind NATO and the UK armed forces.  Our first ‘NATO in a nutshell’ interviewee is Lt-Col Nick Wilkes, the UK’s Defence Attache for the […]

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4th August 2014 Yerevan, Armenia

We have found an extraordinarily successful way to live together

The lamps are going out all over Europe.  We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime’ – Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, 3 August 1914 Just a few days ago, I stood in the study of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef, in his summer villa in Bad Ischl, Austria, looking at the very […]

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About UK in Armenia

The British Embassy in Yerevan works to develop and sustain bilateral relations between the UK and Armenia. We deal with political, human rights, cultural and economic questions of interest to…

The British Embassy in Yerevan works to develop and sustain bilateral relations between the UK and Armenia. We deal with political, human rights, cultural and economic questions of interest to the UK and Armenia.

We work to improve human rights and good governance, and support various projects to improve this areas. We work closely with the Department of Defence Policy to maintain relations between the UK and Armenia on defence matters. We support UK trade and economy, and develop stronger ties with Armenian commercial sectors.

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