I thank the Russian Federation for convening today’s debate. This meeting is an important opportunity to recommit to effective cooperation in countering terrorism, the scourge of which has become more diffuse, with an increase of terrorist acts, including those motivated by intolerance or extremism.…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2017/1016, annex).
Again, we strongly welcome and support the prominence of production and sustaining peace as a policy priority and as an overarching goal of the United Nations system. Armenia has been a consist…
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 a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Armenia expresses it appreciation to the Russian presidency of the Security Council for initiating this debate and for sharing a substantive concept paper (S/2016/867, annex). We thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his briefing, and appreciate the presence of Mr. Nikolai Bordyuzha, …
The members of the Group of Eastern European States join their voice to the expressions of sorrow at the passing of Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the United Nations. The legacy of Mr. Boutros-Ghali is truly impressive. It is a source of deep reflection on the evolution of th…
I thank you for the choice of theme for today’s debate, Mr. President. It is timely and reflects evolving thinking on consolidating the efforts of the United Nations system to promote the three pillars of its activities.
The current thinking presented for our collective judgement emphasizes without…
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…
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…
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…
This is the first time I have spoken in the General Assembly, and I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, although I would have preferred to be discussing a rather more substantive issue. I hope that when I do I will have an opportunity to congratulate you fully.
Meanwhile, I wish to state…
I asked for the floor to make a further statement in response to the comments made by the representative of Azerbaijan, and I refer to my earlier statement, in which I spoke about the risks of a resumption of conflict and the prevention of a resumption as an equally important priority that is of con…
