Remarks by Ms. Araksya Babikyan, Third Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN, at the High-level interactive dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Development

Mr. Chair, As an essential component of human society and one of the drivers of sustainable development, culture provides people and communities with a strong sense of identity and social cohesion. Preservation and transmission of tangible and intan

Joint Statement on the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

HRC53 Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide 4 July 2023    Mr. President, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the cross regional group of 41 Sta

HRC 53rd Session: Item 3: ID with Special Adviser of the UN SG on the Prevention of Genocide Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia Mr. President, Armenia welcomes the Special Advisor to this Council. We appreciate her attention to the disruption of Lachin corridor, the sole lifeline for the peopl

The Prime Minister holds farewell meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country. The Prime Minister thanked the Ambassa

HRC 53rd Session: Agenda item 3 – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary   President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for the report. We agree that States are primarily responsible for the prevention of internal displacemen

HRC 53rd Session: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR report on casualty recording

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   President,   We thank the OHCHR for the report and agree that casualty recording is an important and effective mean of delivering on a range of fundamental human rights.   Arm

“Aein-e Sokhan” fest commemorated Hakim Nizami

The closing ceremony of the 2nd edition of the “Aein-e Sokhan” festival to commemorate Hakim Nizami was held on July 3 with the presence of Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel, Head of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Ali Bakhshizadeh,

HRC 53rd Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue on Secretary-General report on climate change

Delivered by Anna Sargsyan, Second Secretary   President, Armenia welcomes the report of the Secretary-General and thanks for the timely analysis of the alarming situation and recommendations for effective remedies. Climate change is no long

“Swan Lake” by Yerevan State Marionettes Theater in the 19th International Puppet Theater Festival Tehran-Mobarak

The 19th edition of the Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival kicked off on 29 June in Tehran city Theater complex. The troupe from Yerevan State Marionettes Theater performed “Swan Lake” by Samson Movsesyan, having staged four times in Qashqai

Statement as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the Chairpersonship Security Review Conference 2023, Special Session on Security Situation in the OSCE area

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the OSCE North Macedonian Chairpersonship for convening the “Chairpersonship’s Security Review Conference 2023” against the backdrop of the deep security crisis in Europe in general and in the So