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HRC 54: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People
28 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for the presentation of his report and engagement with the Council. We are of the view that full application and respect of human right
HRC 54 Session: Item 4 – General Debate. Right of Reply
28 September, 2023

Mr. President, Armenia extends its appreciation to all states that reflected on the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. In response to Azerbaijan, we would like to state that the unprovoked and unjustified atta
Azerbaijan must respect and protect the lives of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh: UN expert
27 September, 2023

Azerbaijan must guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh and ensure that the lives of civilians, detained persons or those otherwise “hors de combat” in recent hostilities are respected and protected in line with its i
HRC 54 Session: Item 4 – General Debate
26 September, 2023

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative President, Azerbaijan aims at finalizing the ethnic cleansing of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Several thousands of people have already been forcefully displaced
HRC 54rd Session. Item 3 – General Debate. Right of Reply
21 September, 2023

Delivered by Hambardzum Minasyan, First Secretary Mr. President, We exercise right of reply to the statements delivered by Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Azerbaijan has been preparing for military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh for the
HRC 54rd Session. Item 3 – General Debate
21 September, 2023

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative President, Yesterday Azerbaijan unleashed an aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. The third one in last seven years. All previous ones were accompanied b
HRC 54rd Session. Item 3 - ID with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development
20 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for presenting his report. We all agree that it is not enough for human beings to merely have
HRC 54rd Session. Item 3 - ID with Expert Mechanism on Right to Development
20 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Anna Sargsyan, Second Secretary President, The right to development encompasses not only economic progress but also the holistic well-being of individuals and communities. The right to development is closely interlinked wit
Meeting of Foreign Minister of Armenia with Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Switzerland
20 September, 2023

On September 20, in New York, within the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swis
HRC 54 Session: Item 3 – Interactive Dialogue with the Working group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding exercise of the right of peoples to self- determination
19 September, 2023

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative President, Armenia warmly welcomes the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding exercise of the right of peoples to sel

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