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Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Switzerland
30 November, 2023

On November 30, on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation.
A Communication of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights addressed to Azerbaijan
30 November, 2023

In the communication addressed to Azerbaijan the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights expressed concern on “ongoing pattern of destruction and appropriation of Armenian historically, culturally and religiously significant sites and objects,
Statement by the Republic of Armenia at the International Organization for Migration: 114th Session of the Council- General Debate
29 November, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Madam Chair, Director General, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, We congratulate you, madam Chair, and newly appointed members of the B
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan at the international conference on "Spaces, Landscapes, and Social Lives of the Cross in Medieval Armenia and Georgia" convened at the University of Fribourg
06 November, 2023

Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a particular pleasure and privilege to attend this conference and I thank for the invitation. At the outset I would like to congratulate the organizers – the University of Fribourg, Masaryk Uni
“Armenia: An Introduction” cultural event was organized at the UN Office in Geneva
23 October, 2023

The Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN Office at Geneva hosted traditional “Coffee Morning” event of the UN Women’s Guild (UNWG). The event took place at the Palais de Nations and was entitled “Armenia: An Introduction&rdq
Armenia’s Contribution to the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
16 October, 2023

The 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva from 11 September to 13 October 2023. The interactive dialogues and panel discussions of the 54th Session of the HRC focused on key issues on the Council’s agenda, such
HRC 54th Session: Agenda item 10 – General Debate
13 October, 2023

Delivered by Hrachuhi Katvalyan, Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. President, More than 100.000 refugees were forcibly displaced by Azerbaijan in what the recent European Parliament resolution defined as a “situation [that] amounts to ethni
HRC54 – Joint Statement Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
11 October, 2023

Karabakh and the situation of the population who have fled from there in the past weeks.According to the report of the UN Mission to the region, nearly the entire ethnic Armenianpopulation of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled to Armenia – more than 100
HRC 54th Session: Item 8 General Debate
04 October, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action was adopted with a noble intention to make our world a better place in which fundamental human
HRC 54rd Session - General debate under Agenda Item 5: Human rights bodies and mechanisms
29 September, 2023

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative President, The Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures are indispensable instruments of the UN Human Rights system’s early warning capacity. Hence, it is truly unfor

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