We thank the Italian presidency for having organized today’s open debate and initiating the adoption earlier today of resolution 2388 (2017), aimed at facilitating the global fight against human trafficking. We also thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2017/939) and the Executive Director …
We thank the French presidency for organizing today’s open debate and for providing the concept note (S/2017/892, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/821) and his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for her briefing.
As a country that has endorsed t…
I wish to thank you very much, Madam President, for having initiated the present open debate and providing an excellent concept note (S/2017/889, annex). We thank Secretary- General António Guterres for his comprehensive report of 16 October (S/2017/861), and we recognize and support the consistency…
Once again, Mr. President, Armenia congratulates you on your election and assures you of its full support.
The Secretary-General’s first report (A/72/1) since his election to lead our Organization reflects the considerable complexity of addressing the many objectives of our collective global agenda…
Since this is the first time the delegation of Armenia is taking the floor, let me extend our congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the General Assembly presidency and assure you of our delegation’s full support to you throughout the work of the Assembly.
My delegation wishes…
We thank the Egyptian presidency for organizing today’s open debate and for the concept paper (S/2017/692, annex). We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Senior Advisor at the International Peace Institute Mr. Youssef Mahmoud, and Ambassador Gert Rosenthal for their compre…
I wish to extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to the delegation of Madagascar for having conducted the negotiations in a very effective and professional way. I also want to thank the membership of the United Nations for the consensual adoption of the very important resolution 71/289, on relati…
The people of Nagorno Karabakh chose their path to the future and democracy a quarter of a century ago. That path is irreversible. Finalizing and formalizing that process is the only way to bring stability and security to the region, and for that there are two requirements — compromise and realism.
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Like others, we were deeply shocked, saddened and grieved by the news of the passing of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, a great man, a great friend and a great professional.
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We express our sincere condolences to Vitaly’s family, his wife, Irina, and his children, and to our colleague…
We join others in congratulating you, Sir, on the start of your two-year term as a member of the Security Council. We also welcome your presidency and applaud your choice of theme for today’s open debate. This is indeed an excellent opportunity to exchange views with the new Secretary-General about …
I will be brief. Armenia is well prepared for reflection on the meaningless accusation that was just made against it, but for the sake of the efficient conduct today of the General Assembly plenary, which has a completely different purpose, I will limit myself to the statement I made earlier.
It was not my intention to exercise the right of reply, but the representative of Azerbaijan has given me no other choice. To ensure that I remain on topic, I shall just read out the statement made by the Armenian Foreign Ministry in relation to the Seventh Global Forum of the United Nations Allianc…
Armenia recognizes and fully understands the importance of resolution 71/249, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, and commends the efforts of its main sponsors. It strongly believes that such a dialogue would enhance peace and s…
Armenia requested a recorded vote on operative paragraph 9 and, in order to flag its objection to that paragraph, we will insist on taking action to put operative paragraph 9 to the vote.
Armenia expresses its appreciation to the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for initiating the present open debate and for the outstanding concept note (see S/2016/1013, annex). We also thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the other briefers for substantively enriching this debate. Armeni…
Armenia would like to express its appreciation to the Senegalese presidency of the Security Council for initiating today’s open debate and providing an excellent concept note (S/2016/969, annex) on the subject. We also thank the briefers for their thoughtful presentations earlier today.
The wide-ra…
I will be brief. In order to demonstrate its commitment to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan should as a first step engage immediately and unconditionally in the implementation of the agreements reached in Vienna and Saint Petersburg in May and June. A refusal to i…
It should be emphasized that many conflicts, including that in Nagorno Karabakh, are the result of systematic violations of human rights, aggravated by precarious situations where the rule of law is concerned. Countries that violate human rights systematically and unapologetically tend to be part of…
While my delegation joined in the consensus on resolution 71/15, we would like to express our concern about the fact that one of the resolution’s main sponsors, Azerbaijan, has regularly misused the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development in order to present its distorted interpretation …
Armenia commends the leadership and competence of the Estonian delegation in negotiating draft resolution A/71/L.15, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, and welcomes the consensus reached on it.
As a member of the Council of Europe, Armenia reiterates the cr…
