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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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.
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…
The role of mediation is essential to the prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts and is clearly recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, Article 33 of which explicitly calls on parties to a dispute to resort to mediation. Clearly, mediation can and should play a critical role at eve…
Let me begin by extending our sincere sympathies and condolences to the people and the Government of Iraq on the terror attack in the Karada district of Baghdad, as well as to the people and the Government of Bangladesh on the barbaric attack in Dhaka.
Armenia thanks the Permanent Representative of…
There was nothing new in the statement made by the representative of Azerbaijan: Armenia-phobia has become standard
practice in this Chamber. Although I will not engage in that meaningless exercise, I will make several remarks.
First, the representative of Azerbaijan spoke at length about selectiv…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the choice of the theme for the present debate. The full text of our statement will be shared accordingly.
The history of humankind has indeed been marked by conflicts, conquests and wars for the control of areas of influence, as the concept note (S/2016/103, annex) …
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia. The member States of the C…
To be brief, Azerbaijan understands better than anyone the question of mercenaries, since, as I mentioned in my first statement,
hundreds of Azerbaijanis are currently fighting in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Daesh.
Concerning the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, I regret t…
I express my delegation’s regret and disappointment owing to the fact that during this debate, while participating delegations tried to contribute substantially to the subject matter, the Azerbaijani representative continued his unfortunate habit of using the General Assembly plenary for his country…
I will be very brief. Listening to the statement of the Azerbaijani delegation, one comes to a very simple conclusion. Azerbaijan has turned Armenophobia into State propaganda at a level that is far beyond injurious. That alarming assessment has been voiced by international and intergovernmental ins…
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 …
