This is the first time I have spoken in the General Assembly, and I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, although I would have preferred to be discussing a rather more substantive issue. I hope that when I do I will have an opportunity to congratulate you fully.
Meanwhile, I wish to state…
I asked for the floor to make a further statement in response to the comments made by the representative of Azerbaijan, and I refer to my earlier statement, in which I spoke about the risks of a resumption of conflict and the prevention of a resumption as an equally important priority that is of con…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative to focus on conflict prevention in the present open debate. We would certainly expect this debate to be a new stepping stone in the evolution of the concept and practice of conflict prevention.
We commend and support the efforts of the Secretary-Genera…
Armenia recognizes the practical elements in the operative paragraphs of the resolution on strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution (resolution 68/303). At the same time, we recall that the draft of the resolution at its inception…
Armenia joins all others in welcoming the present debate as an important contribution to advancing the capacity and effectiveness of peacekeeping. We therefore add our voice in thanking the presidency for its initiative to focus on specific aspects of partnerships in the context of the regionalizati…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank the President for providing us with this opportunity to hold a dialogue with other Member States on this important agenda item. My delegation welcomes the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General (A/68/825) on the progress made in implementing t…
At the outset, let me express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Yun Byung- se, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, for organizing and presiding over today’s open debate, and to Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing delivered today.
Armenia a…
At the outset, I would like to say how pleased we are to see Luxembourg presiding over the Security Council, and to express our gratitude to you, Madam President, for organizing this open debate on an issue that is so important to the United Nations and its Member States. We are also grateful to Lux…
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to make a further statement concerning the unfounded allegation made against my country by the representative of Azerbaijan.
I would like to inform the Council that Azerbaijan has turned Armenia-phobia into State propaganda at a level that i…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate, which serves as an opportunity to examine the issue of the rule of law, a concept that is at the very heart of the stated mission of the United Nations.
In recent years, the United Nations has increased its efforts to address the rule of law in…
It was not my delegation’s intention to ask to make a further statement. But having heard the unacceptable remarks of the representative of Azerbaijan, it is hard to remain silent.
It is our strong belief that there is no alternative to the peaceful resolution of any conflict. The resolution of con…
At the outset, let me tell you, Madam President how pleased we are to see Lithuania presiding over the Security Council. I thank you for convening this open debate on an issue that is of considerable importance and great concern to many Member States. My delegation also joins previous speakers in th…
Having followed the discussions in a constructive manner, which is particularly appreciated given the participation of countries that are not often in agreement with each other, one cannot but regret Turkey’s continuation of the policy of negation and its unchanged rhetoric. Allow me to briefly touc…
First of all, I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish to thank you and the entire delegation of Jordan for the excellent work done at the beginning of the year. With your permission, Sir, I shall also take…
We thank the Secretary- General, the Executive Director of UN Women, High Commissioner Pillay and Ms. Brigitte Balipou, the representative of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, for their active involvement and valuable contributions. We also welcome the unanimous adoption of resolut…
At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in commending the President for presiding over this plenary meeting and thanking the Secretary-General and other speakers for their statements. We praise the Government of Mexico for its valuable contribution to the High-level Dialogue.
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The only gauge for measuring the sincerity of Azerbaijan’s words is the results of its participation in the negotiations under the auspices of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and its acceptance of the documents on the settlement of the Nagorno Karaba…
I apologize for taking the floor. It was not my intention to do so. However, I am compelled to take the floor to reply to the comments made just now by the representative of Azerbaijan. Those comments were based on even more lies, in addition to the statement made earlier by the Minister for Foreign…
I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. John William Ashe on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and to thank the outgoing President, Mr. Vuk Jeremić.
During the past two decades, the international community has made great strides towar…
My delegation wishes to state that we dissociate ourselves from the consensus to include item 38 in the agenda of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
