Ten years ago in Cairo the international community universally recognized the link between population and development. The Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) set out as benchmark goals achieving universal education, reducing child and mat…
It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), namely, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Since the overthrow of the Taliban, Afghanistan, with the help of…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to the organizers of this plenary meeting devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of Ambassador Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japa…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Wolff, the representative of the United States, for the statement he delivered on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group. Along with the Co-Chairs, Armenia will also vote against this draft resolution. We do so for a number of reasons.
First, it is…
For many years, climate change was a remote topic, a disputable issue that, even if somewhat alarming, was not perceived to be a vitally threatening problem. Nowadays the situation has changed and noticeable transformations in the global climate have translated into a critical issue that commands im…
In fighting HIV/AIDS during the past few decades, we all have learned that, unfortunately, there are no appropriate short-term solutions. Significant financial and human resources have been directed towards research and treatment, but the number of infected people is still growing. Efforts to treat …
Today the Armenian people are mourning the untimely passing of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Andranik Margaryan. As a capable statesman, he never shied away from responsibility and performed his duties with devotion and professionalism. He had Armenia’s best interests at heart in whatever he wa…
At the outset, I join others in thanking Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his presentation of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
This year has been truly fraught with challenges in the areas of nuclear disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. As a neighbouring country…
Cooperation with regional organizations in developing and implementing various programmes and projects in almost all spheres of our lives — political, economic, social and cultural — has been a priority for Armenia. We believe that regional organizations create conducive frameworks for the developme…
I, too, should like to thank all representatives and countries for their
support of this resolution and for their contribution to this effort.
Armenia has been very consistent in terms of its policies and the steps taken within the United Nations regarding this resolution. Armenia voted against th…
The draft resolution at hand addresses an issue that we thought had been brought to a close two weeks ago through discussions with the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Minsk Group co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-…
On behalf of the States members of the Group of Eastern European States eligible for non-permanent membership of the Security Council, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this meeting.
It is the long-standing position of our Group that making the Security…
At the outset, I would like to join other speakers in congratulating Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the award of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to the Agency and to him personally. I thank him also for the comprehensive annual report on the w…
I am taking the floor to respond to some of the unfounded accusations and misrepresentations that appeared in the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister in the general debate on 18 September 2005.
First, regarding his reference to the territory surrounding Nagorny Karabakh, those territories…
Almost one year ago, agenda item 163 was included in the agenda of the General Assembly on the pretext of urgency. At that time, Armenia unequivocally opposed the introduction of the item, stating clearly that all allegations levelled against Armenia were false, and suggested facilitating the dispat…
About a month ago the General Assembly began discussing concerns over the situation in the so-called occupied territories of Azerbaijan. This was done under the guise of urgency, using procedural loopholes, without any substantiation of the argument of urgency and without any factually
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I have not yet finished my statement. I ask for permission to complete it.
Those territories currently serve as a buffer zone between Nagorny Karabakh and Armenia, since the
conflict has not yet been settled. A 10-year self- maintained ceasefire is holding, without a single peacekeeper on the grou…
Rule 23 of the rules of procedure states that debate on the inclusion of an item on the agenda “shall be limited to three speakers in favour of, and three against, the inclusion”. I am speaking against.
We are facing a situation today where an attempt is being made to introduce a new agenda item, using procedural loopholes and under the pretext of urgency, in the absence of factual evidence.
The General Committee, despite the fact that a number of General Committee members objected to the inclusio…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the informative reports he has submitted to us.
Today we are seeing that growing globalization also has effects on international organizations. On the one hand, those organizations complement each other’s activities; and, on the other ha…
