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HRC 52nd Session: Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action29 March, 2023
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
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HRC52: Item 6: General debate: Universal Periodic Review29 March, 2023
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
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HRC 52nd Session: General debate on item 524 March, 2023
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
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Letter from the Permanent Representative of Armenia regarding Azerbaijan’s groundless, repetitive and false accusations24 March, 2023
The document is available at https://undocs.org/en/A/77/798.
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HRC 52st Session Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues24 March, 2023
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
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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 meeting23 March, 2023
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
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HRC 52nd Session. Item 4. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention23 March, 2023
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
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HRC 52nd Session: General Debate under Agenda Item 4 – Human rights situation that require Council`s attention22 March, 2023
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
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Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Iran22 March, 2023
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
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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 Genocide21 March, 2023
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