I apologize for asking for the floor at this late hour, but unfortunately I have to address some of the remarks made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
Yesterday and today, we witnessed two magnificent days in this Hall, and we are looking forward to tomorrow, when the 193 States Me…
As this is the first time the delegation of Armenia takes the floor at this session, let me begin by extending words of congratulation to you, Mr. President, upon your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly and to assure you, Sir, of my delegation’s full support and cooperation in the …
Resolution 69/323, which was introduced by Armenia, is about dignity — something that was missing from the statement made by the representative of Azerbaijan. In his statements, I believe that he neeeds to recall the genocide committed against the Armenians in Baku, Sumgait and many other places in …
It is with pride, honour and a sense of duty that Armenia presents draft resolution A/69/L.88, entitled “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime”, on behalf of its 84 sponsors, to which Armenia is deeply grateful. It …
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 …
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting and for providing an opportunity to further reflect on our ambitious collective journey that led the membership towards the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda. I extend my words of appreciation to all delegations that have b…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to commend the leadership and professionalism of the President in advancing the agenda of the General Assembly and to thank him for this opportunity to share our views under this important agenda item.
Armenia recognizes the importance of resolution 69/312, …
Armenia thanks the Lithuanian presidency of the Security Council for initiating this open debate, and the Secretary-General for his briefing and recent comprehensive report on the subject matter dated 27 April 2015 (S/2015/289). We also thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for…
At today’s solemn meeting, I represent a State whose people suffered one of the greatest losses during the Great Patriotic War and made a paramount contribution to achieving the great victory, a victory through enormous and heroic sacrifice. We believe it is our shared duty to carefully preserve its…
First of all, I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council and Mr. Fabius personally for this timely initiative to discuss the deterioration of the situation of the ethnic and religious groups in certain parts of the Middle East.
We are facing a new and evolving threat in the…
Armenia greatly values draft resolution A/69/L.52, which proposes the framework for the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. We would like to stress that the draft resolution unequivocally recognizes the central role of international cooperation and of the …
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening the present open debate on the proposed topic, which might truly deserve the convocation of a week-long international conference. It is a formidable task to reflect on a 70-year journey since the end of the Second World War and the birth of the United Natio…
Armenia welcomes and thanks the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for initiating the present debate. We concur with your conclusion, Mr. President, that inclusive development manifestly embraces the three pillars of the United Nations system, namely, peace and security, development and huma…
Out of respect for the Assembly’s time, I will be very brief. I would like to express our appreciation and respect for all the delegations involved in the discussions and negotations on the draft resolution, as well as for the able facilitators’ tireless efforts to work out language that reflects th…
Armenia welcomes the adoption today of resolution 69/232, entitled “Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries: follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on landlocked developing countries”, and supports the Vienna Declaration and Program…
Armenia recognizes and fully shares the importance of resolution 69/140, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”, and commends the efforts of its main sponsors on
the basis of its strong belief that such dialogues can enhance peace …
At the outset, we thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the ongoing cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations (A/69/228). The report provides a good overview of the depth of cooperation and mutually reinforcing activities of the United Nations and its…
We would like to explain our position on the adoption of resolution 69/6.
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to commend the President’s leadership and professionalism in
guiding the work of the General Assembly and to thank him for providing us the opportunity to share our views on the subje…
I will not touch upon the Security Council resolutions issues, which were clearly articulated and well explained by my President two days ago in his statement delivered during the general debate in this Hall (see A/69/PV.6).
Believe me, there is no logic when somebody grants that the people of Nago…
I apologize for taking the floor. It was not my intention. However, I am compelled to take the floor to reply to the comments made a short time ago by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
Every time I hear statements based on falsified information, I never cease to be amused at what an i…
