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"Armenia" square was inaugurated in Geneva
07 May, 2022

On 7 May 2022 in Trionex city of the Geneva area the solemn inauguration ceremony of "Armenia" Square took place in front of the Armenian Apostolic St. Hakob Church and the Armenian cultural center. The Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland Andranik H
Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Switzerland
05 May, 2022

On May 5, political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation were held in Bern. The Armenian delegation was headed by Tigran Samvelyan, Head of the European Department of the Foreign Ministry
Events to commemorate the Armenian Genocide were held in Geneva
24 April, 2022

On April 24, at the St. Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church in Geneva, a service was held by Very Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Goussan Aljanian, Locum Tenens in Switzerland, for the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. He also delivered a sermon dedicated to
Interview of H.E. Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations to UN Library&Archives’ "Next Page" Podcast
14 April, 2022

On April 14, the UN Library and Archives Geneva published the interview of Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations, in its "Next Page" Podca
On Armenia’s Contribution to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
06 April, 2022

The 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva from 28 February to 1 April 2022. It was the longest session in the history of the HRC. It was the first HRC Session in which Armenia participated as a member of the HRC Burea
High-level policy segment of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region
06 April, 2022

Mr․ President, It is an honor and a privilege to address the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development agenda is of particular importance to Armenia. It is a landlocked developing country that aspires to build a modern,
Interview of Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations, to the "UN Today" magazine
01 April, 2022

Your Excellency, can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? Why did you decide to become a diplomat? My decision was not a matter of choice, but of devotion and inspiration. In the mid-1990s, as I was learning Arabic at the Cairo University,
General Comment on the draft resolution Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, person based on religion or belief
01 April, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, Armenia finds both the subject and content of this resolution extremely important for the global multilateral cooperation. Armenia communicated two years ago to a
General comment on the draft resolution Recognizing the contribution of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in conflict and post-conflict situations, to the enjoyment and realization of human rights
01 April, 2022

President, Armenia thanks Norway for presenting the resolution on the human rights defenders. As a traditional co-sponsor of the resolution both in this Council and the General Assembly, we welcome the thematic focus of this Draft on human rights d
HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide: Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative
31 March, 2022

31 March 2022 HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, It is an honor to pres

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