The delegation of Armenia requested the floor in exercise of the right of reply to respond to the statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan on Friday (see A/73/PV.13). We note that a substantial portion of the statement makes references to Armenia with regard to the Nagorno Kar…
Basically, I need only recall any newspaper or any media outlet of 30 years ago, when every detailed description was presented concerning developments in the massacre of the Armenian population in Azerbaijan, including the detail of who attacked whom first, how things started and the source of the c…
It was not my intention to take the floor. However, I am forced to use my right of reply to respond to the accusations that were aired just now in the General Assembly.
First and foremost, I would like to put everything frankly and note that there is no conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The …
First of all, I would like to congratulate Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We hope that the deliberations under her able leadership will be fruitful.
It is a great honour to address the Assembly as …
It is a great a honour to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, which marks the centennial anniversary of that iconic political leader’s birth. Mandela’s image symbolizes peace and human dignity, while at the same time embodying the ideals of struggle and c…
We have asked for the floor to put it on record that Armenia dissociates itself from the decision to include item 41 in the agenda of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly. We kindly ask that Armenia’s position be duly reflected in the official record of the meeting.
Let me join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy- third session and to assure you of my delegation’s full support in the Assembly’s work and deliberations.
We have asked for the floor to explain why we voted against the …
My delegation would like to put on record the fact that Armenia dissociates itself from the decision to include agenda item 40 on the draft agenda of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly.
Armenia would like to express its appreciation to the United Kingdom delegation for convening this open debate and providing us with a comprehensive concept note (S/2018/586, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ms. Qadeem for their b…
Armenia would like to thank the Swedish presidency for organizing the open debate on children and armed conflict. We appreciate the high importance that Sweden attaches to the issue, as was exemplified by His Excellency the Prime Minister in presiding over the Council earlier today. We also thank th…
The debate on the responsibility to protect, as a formal agenda item of the seventy-second session, is an important opportunity to address the issues of the prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity through open and unhindered dialogue.
We express our appreciation to the Secret…
Armenia welcomes the convening of today’s meeting and the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Leveraging the AIDS response for United Nations reform and global health” (A/72/815).
In Armenia, the implementation of the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerati…
We thank the Polish presidency for organizing today’s open debate and providing the concept note (S/2018/444, annex). We also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
(S/2018/462) and its recommendations. We are also grateful to Mr. Yv…
Armenia expresses its appreciation to the Polish presidency of the Security Council for initiating today’s debate and providing us with an interesting and targeted concept note (S/2018/417/Rev.1, annex). The presence of His Excellency Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, and his pr…
Armenia welcomes the convening of today’s meeting and the introduction of draft resolution A/72/L.48, entitled “Improving global road safety”. We thank the main sponsor of the draft resolution, the Russian Federation, for its leadership, support and commitment to this important initiative.
Armenia …
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2017/1016, annex).
Again, we strongly welcome and support the prominence of production and sustaining peace as a policy priority and as an overarching goal of the United Nations system. Armenia has been a consist…
Armenia recognizes, supports and fully shares the basic premises and purposes of resolution 72/136, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”.
We commend the sponsors of the resolution for their tireless efforts in bringing it to a co…
I regret taking the floor in exercise of our second right of reply, in response to the remarks by the delegation of Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani delegation, in its typical manner, is portraying reality upside down and trying to deceive the international community in relation to the Nagorno Karabakh …
I have requested the floor to reply to the statement made by the representative of Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani statement is a testament to its policy of abusing various formats, in this case, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation-United Nations cooperation framework, in relation to the Nagorno Ka…
Armenia proudly shares a long history of friendship, cooperation, deep mutual respect and civilizational interaction with the overwhelming majority of States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). With some of them our common history stretches back many centuries. Armenia enjoys a…
