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Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide09 December, 2018
The Convention, which was the first international agreement on human rights, greatly contributed to the creation of international criminal law. Genocide was qualified as a crime worthy of condemnation by the civilized world and for which both the cri
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Statement of Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the 25th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council06 December, 2018
This is a special year for Armenia. The victory of the peaceful Velvet Revolution in May manifested the decisive resolve of the Armenian public to embrace progress and reforms aimed at fighting corruption, strengthening the justice system and the rul
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Remarks by acting Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at Plenary Session of World Forum for Democracy “Women, security and democratization in the context of multilateralism”22 November, 2018
We are a relatively new member to the Council of Europe. We are one of the beneficiaries of that multilateralism because we have chosen a model, once we restored our independence, we have chosen a model, which absorbs the values of Europe, which
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Remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at UN Day Reception26 October, 2018
Today, it includes 193 member countries representing the entire population of our planet and work on an extensive agenda, starting from global security to disarmament, peacekeeping, human rights, democracy, climate change, migration, development. I c
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Remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Foreign Minister of Armenia, in Eastern Partnership Ministerial meeting in Luxembourg15 October, 2018
2018 is very special for Armenia, a year of fundamental democratic transformation manifested by the peaceful Velvet Revolution, in which the Armenian public resolutely rejected the entrenched negative practices of the past and decisively embraced ref
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Remarks of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the opening ceremony of the Village of La Francophonie09 October, 2018
The 17th summit of La Francophonie has opened in this welcoming Village its doors to musicians, artists, connoisseurs and all citizens who will present their national cultures, traditions, unique cuisines, arts, and theater both in the pavilions and
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Opening statement of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the 35th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie08 October, 2018
It is indeed a great honour that the heads of francophone states and governments have entrusted Armenia with the organization of the 35th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie and the 17th Summit of La Francophonie. At the same time, this is a tr
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Statement by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at 39th Session of Human Rights Council13 September, 2018
Together with its agenda for democracy, the Government is also reinforcing its reform agenda for development. The wave of modern changes is embracing every walk of life. High technologies and start-ups, creative education and innovation define the na
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Opening remarks by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, at High Level Panel on the 70th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide13 September, 2018
For 20 years since 1998 Armenia has been consistently working within the UN and with its many partners towards raising awareness of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, of the continued risks and challenges r
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Remarks by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the Occasion of National Holiday of France14 July, 2018
The message that the people of France for already two centuries convey to humanity on July 14, belongs today to all those who recognize the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity, who consider human rights and the rights of peoples as univers