News / Announcements
09.12.2024 • Meeting with Stephan Malerius, Head of the Regional Programme “Political Dialogue South Caucasus”
On December 9 th , Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School, met with Mr. Stephan Malerius, head of the Regional Programme “Political Dialogue South Caucasus” of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Perspectives of cooperation and implementation of joint projects were discussed. At the end of the meeting, Mr. Malerius had a tour of the premises of the Diplomatic School.
19.11.2024 • Meeting with Ricardo Martínez Vázquez, Ambassador of Spain to Armenia
On November 19 th , a meeting was held at the Diplomatic School of Armenia between Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School and H.E. Ricardo Martínez Vázquez , the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia. Possibilities of cooperation between the diplomatic schools of the two countries were discussed. The meeting was followed by Ambassador Martínez Vázquez's lecture for the students of the Diplomatic School.
08.11.2024 • Training programme for diplomats from the Kurdistan Regional Government
The Diplomatic School of Armenia conducted its 4 t h training programme for diplomats from various agencies of Kurdistan Regional Government, which took place from October 28th to November 8th. The programme helped participants improve their professional skills by providing key knowledge about international relations and diplomacy (Introduction to International Relations, International Law, International Political Economy, etc.). Sessions about global and regional policies and development in international relations, various aspects of foreign policy implementation and the relations between the Republic of Armenia and the countries of the region were also included in the programme. The training programme also featured tours to various cultural sites of Armenia and visits to the Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin and the Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum. On the last day of the programme, the Director of the Diplomatic School of Armenia,...
02.10.2024 • Meeting with Ali Abdulkarem Utawi, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
On October 2nd, a meeting was held between Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School of the MFA of the Republic of Armenia and Dr. Ali Abdulkarem Utawi, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in the Republic of Armenia. The parties discussed the possibilities of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic School of Armenia and the Institute of Foreign Service of the Republic of Iraq, as well as other issues related to the implementation of joint programmes.
On September 11th, a meeting was held between Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School of the MFA of the Republic of Armenia and Dr. Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, Deputy Foreign Minister and President of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) of the MFA of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A ceremony of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions of diplomatic training took place. The sides discussed issues related to the perspectives of cooperation and the implementation of joint projects. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Grigor Hakobyan, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Mr. Hayk Darbinyan, Acting Head of the Department of Bordering Countries, H.E. Mehdi Sobhani, Ambassador of Iran to Armenia, Mr. Farhad Koleini, former Iranian Ambassador to Armenia and Senior Research Fellow (IPIS) and Dr. Khalil Shirgholami, Deputy for Research and Studies (IPIS).
On September 11th, a meeting was held between H.E. Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School of Armenia and H.E. Ambassador Walid Haggag, Director of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies of Egypt, during which issues related to various directions of cooperation were discussed. A ceremony of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two educational institutions in the field of diplomacy took place. Mr. Arsen Arakelyan, Head of the Middle East and Africa Department of the MFA of Armenia and H.E. Mrs. Serenade Mohamed Soliman Gamil, Ambassador of Egypt to Armenia also participated in the meeting.
On September 10 th , a meeting was held at the Diplomatic School of Armenia between the Director of the Diplomatic School Vahe Gabrielyan, the Acting Head of the Division of Transnational Threats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Henrik Yeritsyan, and representatives of the Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies of the US Department of Defense David B. des Roches and Gawdat Bahgat , who were in Yerevan to participate in the "Yerevan Dialogue 2024" international forum. The sides of the meeting discussed possibilities of cooperation between the two educational institutions .
09.09.2024 • The launch of the 2024-25 “International Relations and Diplomacy” programme
On September 9 th , the Diplomatic School of Armenia commenced its 2024-25 “International Relations and Diplomacy” programme with the “Introduction to International Relations” course, delivered by Professor Petr Kratochvíl, Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations of the Czech Republic. At the start of the course, Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School, welcomed the new students and congratulated them on their enrollment, shared insights into the nuances and particularities of the diplomatic service and provided an overview of the programme.
09.09.2024 • Meeting with Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
On September 9th, a meeting was held between Ambassador Vahe Gabrielyan, Director of the Diplomatic School and Mr. Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs. Issues related to the establishment and development of cooperation between the two institutions were discussed during the meeting.
29.07.2024 • Graduation of the first "Mid-career training" programme 2024
From May 2 to July 19, 2024, the first of the two annual mid-career training programmes of 2024 took place at the Diplomatic School of Armenia. The aim of the programme was to increase the professional knowledge of the newly recruited diplomats and acquaint them with the subtleties of the foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia. On July 29, a t the completion of the programme , the Director of the Diplomatic School, Ambassador Va he Gabriel yan handed certificates to graduates and expressed hope that the programme will contribute to the improvement of the participants’ professional activities .
