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Opening address by Ara Aivazian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation21 April, 2021Today, Armenia assumes the Chairmanship of the Forum when the security, peace, and stability in the OSCE area is being challenged like never before due to several factors.
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Statement by Ara Aivazian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, at the High Level Segment of the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council22 February, 2021The humanitarian access to Artsakh should not be subjugated to any political considerations and emphasizes the significance of the universal application and protection of human rights for all people irrespective of the status of the territory where they reside.
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Statement by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on the act of vandalism against the building of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in the city of Lyon02 November, 2020The note on the building of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia is more than vocal, as it contains a threat of recurrence of the Armenian Genocide and a glorification of the curent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan’s Interview to Deutsche Welle21 October, 2020We have committed ourselves fully to the two statements: one in Moscow, the joint statement of the 10th of October, and the second one on the 17th of October, committed fully to respect the ceasefire, to go back to the negotiations, and to find a peaceful resolution to this conflict. We have been totally faithful.
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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan’s interview to the “Al Jazeera” news agency27 September, 2020Armenia has been very firm on its position that the solution is strictly through peaceful means, strictly on the basis of a compromise
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A Brief Report on Bilateral Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Arab Republic of Egypt.11 September, 2020
The relations between Armenia and Egypt are anchored on centuries-old friendship, historical and cultural commonalities, and mutual trust.
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Remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Artak Apitonian at “Every action counts: Effective and sustainable protection of the rights of refugees in Armenia” teleconference on the occasion of World Refugee Day20 June, 2020I would like to thank the International Center for Human Development and its President Tevan Poghosyan, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Armenia and the Armenian Migration Service for this initiative. I would also like to welcome the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Shombi Sharp, the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan and all
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The High-level side event “Towards a more inclusive, representative and responsive Council” held in Geneva25 February, 2020Minister noted that the establishment of the Human Rights Council had an aim to depoliticize the issue, as well as to move human rights issues to a higher UN tribune.
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Interview of Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian to “Mediamax” news agency12 February, 2020Armenia’s human rights agenda is very broad and we are planning to ensure very active engagement to promote it on the international arena.
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Statement by the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the centennial of pogroms of Armenians in Agulis24 December, 2019Today we commemorate the centennial of massacres of Armenians in Agulis. A century ago, on the night of December 24 to 25, 1919, the peaceful Armenian population of Agulis was massacred, while this ancient Armenian settlement of Nakhichevan was left in ruins.