HRC 52nd Session: Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   President, As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the VDPA, Armenia would like to emphasize two out of its many important provisions. First, the VDPA stipulates that the respect for huma

HRC52: Item 6: General debate: Universal Periodic Review

28 March 2023   Delivered by Hrachuhi KATVALYAN, Deputy Permanent Representative President, Armenia considers the UPR as a unique, global peer review mechanism that effectively contributes to the fulfilment of the Council’s mandate bot

HRC 52nd Session: General debate on item 5

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary   President,   Armenia highly values the holding of different thematic forums to exchange views on the implementation of our joint commitments, wide range of ongoing cooperation, oppor

Letter from the Permanent Representative of Armenia regarding Azerbaijan’s groundless, repetitive and false accusations

The document is available at  https://undocs.org/en/A/77/798. 

HRC 52st Session Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

  Delivered by Hrachuhi KATVALYAN, Deputy Permanent Representative President, Armenia welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks for his report. Armenia concurs that there is a need to mainstream the protection of the rights of minorities at

Statement on “Azerbaijan’s continued policy of aggression and violation of its obligations threatening further escalation of situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh” as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1416th OSCE PC meeting

Mr. Chairperson, The delegation of Armenia is raising the issue of the Azerbaijan’s continued policy of aggression directed at Nagorno-Karabakh and the Republic of Armenia to apprise the Permanent Council and the participating States on the es

HRC 52nd Session. Item 4. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention

 Delivered by Minister Councillor Lilit Toutkhalian 1st Right of Reply Mr. President, Armenia exercises its right of reply to Azerbaijan. There is a clear connection between domestic repression in Azerbaijan and the war of aggression it purs

HRC 52nd Session: General Debate under Agenda Item 4 – Human rights situation that require Council`s attention

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative   President, Armenia would like to draw the attention of this august Council to the dire human rights situation created in our region by the actions of Azerbaijan. Unless i

Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Iran

On March 22, regular political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran were held in Yerevan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan and D

The Meeting of the Permanent Representative or Armenia to the United Nations with the Special Advisor of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide

On 21 March, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Mher Margaryan met with the Special Advisor of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu to discuss the humanitarian situation arising from