It is not the intention of my delegation to engage in a lengthy and pointless debate by replying to the groundless allegations and accusations levelled against my country by the representative of Azerbaijan. Rather, I would like to confine my intervention to addressing directly the issue in question…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly in my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Eastern European States on this remarkable occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The significance of…
I apologize for taking the floor a second time.
Nagorny Karabakh’s secession from Azerbaijan was peaceful, legal and just. The present stalemate is the consequence of the war that Azerbaijan initiated in response to the peaceful exercise by the people of Nagorny Karabakh of their right of self-dete…
I would like to exercise my right of reply to the statement made earlier this morning by the representative of Azerbaijan.
The representative of Azerbaijan, referring in his statement to the issue of Nagorny Karabakh as a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and employing such language as “aggre…
In my capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, I would like to propose the following revisions to draft resolution A/57/L.11.
In paragraphs 1, 4 and 9, the word “Welcomes” should be replaced with the words “Takes note of”.
In paragraph 5, the word “particu…
In my capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) for the six-month term starting 1 November 2002, I have the honour on behalf of the sponsors listed in document A/57/L.11, as well as of Ukraine and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to introduce …
I would like to begin by commending the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, on the comprehensive report on the work of the Agency and by pledging my Government’s full cooperation with the IAEA under his leadership in the years to come.
From the …
On behalf of the Government of Armenia, I want to express our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of Indonesia, as well as to other countries whose nationals perished in the deadly terrorist bombings last Saturday in Bali.
Armenia attaches great importance to reform of the Security…
I apologize for taking the floor again. I would like to make just a few additional comments on the remarks of the representative of Turkey. First, I would like to remind the representative of Turkey that the Armenian genocide began with “Kristallnacht”, the night of 24 April 1915, the first day of g…
I wish to exercise my right of reply to the statement about the Armenian
genocide made yesterday in this Hall by the representative of Turkey in his exercise of the right to reply to the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic…
The draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), contained in document A/56/L.66, is the result of lengthy negotiations at OSCE headquarters in Vienna and New York among all OSCE member States and reflects a consensus …
I am taking the floor to express the position of my country on several sub- items under agenda item 21, “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”.
I should like to start with the sub-item on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security…
I would like to begin by expressing to Mr. Seyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, my country’s respect for the devotion with which he pursues the vision of a dialogue among civilizations. Our appreciation and respect also go to the Secretary- General, Kofi Annan, for supp…
I would like first to join those who from this rostrum have expressed their condolences to the Government and the people of the United States on the unprecedented loss of human life during the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York City and in Washington, D.C. We also extend our condolences and …
The Arab-Israeli conflict is probably the most complex international problem
inherited by the twenty-first century. Without a comprehensive and just resolution of this conflict there will be no peace and economic prosperity in the Middle East, and without peace in the Middle East there is little ho…
This morning when I made a statement on agenda item 29, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe”, I presented Armenia’s view of the cooperation between the two organizations and of the current stage of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict…
I should like first of all to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, in her capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The dramatic changes that the world has gone throu…
I should like to begin by expressing our appreciation to the Italian delegation for introducing the draft resolution on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe,
contained in document A/55/L.8, which my delegation has joined in sponsoring.
May I also welcome the Secretary G…
I apologize for taking the floor once again, but I would like to make a few additional comments on the remarks by the representative of Turkey.
Once again, the end of the general debate in the Assembly is not the place to discuss the recognition of Armenian genocide, but I would like to remind the …
It was not and is not my intention to open a discussion in this General Assembly Hall on the issue of the Armenian genocide and its recognition or on relations between Armenia and Turkey. However, since reference to these issues was made by the representative of Turkey, I would like to make a few po…
