Statement by H.E. Mr. Mher Margaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN at the UNGA73 Third Committee/Agenda item: 74 – Promotion and protection of human rights

Mr. Chairman, Let me first thank you for successfully guiding the deliberations of the Committee. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, as well as the distin

Meeting between the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan and the Director of the General Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Do Hung Viet

Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan had a meeting with the Director of the General Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Do Hung Viet, on Octobe

Armenia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council

On October 17 in New York at the elections held in the UN General Assembly Armenia was elected to the Human Rights Council for the term of 2020-2022. Armenia was among three countries who presented their candidacies for the two vacant seats allocate

Armenian Ambassador Received the Pupils of “Mkhitar Sebasdatsi” Secondary Educational Complex

On October 17, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the I.R of Iran, Artashes Toumanian, received a group of pupils of “Mkhitar Sebasdatsi” secondary educational complex from Yerevan, who had trav

Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the occasion of Armenia’s election as a Member of the UN Human Rights Council

At today's elections held in New York, Armenia has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2020-2022, with the overwhelming majority of votes. This remarkable achievement is the best demonstration of the acknow

Statement on the 7th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States

We took note of the statement just made by Azerbaijani delegation about the 7th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States held in Baku on 15th of October. It is indeed regrettable that, despite all the urgings by the international c

Statement in Response to the Report of ODIHR Director Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir

I would like to start by thanking ODIHR Director Ms Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir for her report on this year`s Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and follow up comments as to how improve this important and flagshi

STATEMENT on World Congress on Information Technology

On October 6-9, Armenia hosted the 23rd World Congress on Information Technology, which is the signature event of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance, a consortium of ICT associations from 83 countries, representing 90% of the worl

The meeting of Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan with Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičus

On October 17, Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania Tigran Mkrtchan met with Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičus.

Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations met with the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs

On 16 October the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Mher Margaryan met with the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock. The Armenian Permanent Representative expressed d