Meeting with the representatives of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems

On June 23 Ambassador Makunts received representatives of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Anya Cumberland, Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Program and Research Advisor Anthony C. Bowyer, and Armenia Country Director J&e

“A New Golden Age of Archeology: Recent Discoveries in Armenia” - a book presentation by Ambassador Michael Gfoeller

On June 23rd we hosted the presentation of Ambassador Michael Gfoeller’s* recent book “A New Golden Age of Archeology: Recent Discoveries in Armenia”. The book includes not only description of recent excavations and scientific rese

A meeting was held between V. Harutyunyan and G. Karasin

On June 23, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation, met with Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on International Affairs.  

HRC 50th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Education

Delivered by Ms. Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary   President, COVID-19 pandemic had affected the right to education causing temporarily closure of educational institutions. As a result, education had changed dramatically with the distincti

HRC 50th Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

We thank the Special Rapporteur for conceptualizing his vision and priorities in the report. As resonated in the report, countries worldwide have adopted laws and policies that describe national and international responses to climate change. In this

HRC 50: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative

22 June 2022 HRC 50: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative   President, Armenia thanks the Special Ra

Meetings between Ambassador Makunts and Reps. Dina Titus and Judi Chu

On June 22nd, Lilit Makunts Armenian Ambassador to the United States met with Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Judi Chu (D-CA). Ambassador Makunts highly assessed the effective cooperation established between the two legislative bodies of Armenia and the

High-level panel discussion on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights and on ensuring a human rights-based response

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   Mr. President, We thank the Working group for presenting its stocktaking report. It was useful to examine the impact of the pandemic on the human rights and business, as well as get some i

Ambassador V. Harutyunyan honored the memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War

On June 22, Vagarshak Harutyunyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation,  Major General Armen Lalayan, military attache at the Embassy​​ and diplomats of the Embassy laid flowers at the sculptural group "Sorrow" in the

HRC 50th Session: Panel discussion on the good governance in protecting human rights during and after Covid-19

Delivered by Ms. Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary   President, We thank all the panelists for their remarks on Covid-related challenges, principles of good governance in protecting human rights during and after pandemic, as well as practice