STATEMENT BY VARTAN OSKANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA at The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenoph

Mr. President, Ms. Secretary General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, allow me to congratulate you and the other elected members of the Bureau and to wish you success in carrying out your mandate at this highest podium. Let me also acknowledge the Secretary General of the World Con

Paraguay

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Paraguay were established on July 2, 1992. Since 2005, the Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in the Russian Federation has been jointly accredited to the Republic of Armenia. Since 2019, the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Argentine Republic has been jointly accredited to the Republic o

Bolivia

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Plurinational State of Bolivia were established on July 27, 1992. On January 19, 2022, Jose Marcelo Ortuste Gonzales was appointed Honorary Consul of Armenia in Bolivia. On May 12, 2024, the President of the Republic of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan, signed a decree appointing Mariam Gevorgyan, Ambassador Extraordin

Uruguay

General information Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay were established on May 27, 1992. On January 13, 2020, Alicia Aprahamian Kelek was appointed Honorary Consul of Armenia in Uruguay. The Embassy of Uruguay in Yerevan was established in November, 2021. On January 11, 2022, Armen Hayrapetyan was appointed Honorary Consul of Uruguay in Ar

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

The Organization of the United Nations has been established in 1945. Currently, the United Nations consists of 193 member-states. The mission and activities of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in its milestone document – the UN Charter. http://www.un.am/up/file/1.%20UN%20Charter_arm.pdf The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, En

Special residency status

General Information The Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Armenia, enacted in 1994, and then the revised Law on Aliens allow foreign citizens to receive a Special Residency Status in the Republic of Armenia. The Special Residency Status is granted by the Prime Minister of Armenia to the foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals

Recognition

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915-23 widespread massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly exec

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