Statements

Statement on "The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters" as delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 1365th meeting of the Permanent Council
01 April, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, The delegation of Armenia would like to update the Permanent Council on the ongoing tense and highly unstable situation along the line of contact in Artsakh following the infiltration of the Azerbaijani armed forces into the village
Statement on "The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters: Recent Developments" as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1364th meeting of the Permanent Council
25 March, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, We originally had no intention of raising a current issue during this meeting of the Permanent Council. However, in view of the evolving situation on the line of contact in Nagorno‑Karabakh, we have now decided to do so. Dear colle
Statement in response to the report by the Director of ODIHR, Mr. Matteo Mecacci as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1364th meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
24 March, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, The Delegation of Armenia welcomes Director Matteo Mecacci back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for presenting ODIHR’s 2021 annual report. Last year, we had the opportunity to discuss and outline both the achiev
Statement on "The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters" as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1354th meeting of the Permanent Council
10 February, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, For more than a year now, the Armenian delegation has been regularly bringing to the Permanent Council’s attention, and updating the participating States on, developments on the ground following the 44-day war of aggression ag
Statement in response to the address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, H.E. Mr. Benedetto Della Vedova as delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 1353th Meeting of the OSCE PC
03 February, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, The delegation of Armenia warmly welcomes the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, H.E. Mr. Benedetto Della Vedova, in his capacity as the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and thanks him for his i
Statement on "The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters" as delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 1352th meeting of the Permanent Council
27 January, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, On 27 September 2020, when Azerbaijan launched a war of aggression against Artsakh and its people with the intention of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by force, the Armenian delegation clearly warned that the absence of a s
In response to the Address of H.E. Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan, at the 1350th Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
13 January, 2022

Mr. Chairperson, The delegation of Armenia warmly welcomes H.E. Mr. Zbigniew Rau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for presenting the priorities that will guide the Polish OSCE Chairmanship through
In response to the Address by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1349th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
16 December, 2021

Madam Chairperson, At the outset, the delegation of Armenia would like to welcome Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), back to the Permanent Council and to thank him for his presentation. Mr.
Statement on "The aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters" as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1348th meeting of the Permanent Council
09 December, 2021

Madam Chairperson, I must regrettably start my statement by informing the Permanent Council of Azerbaijan’s latest ceasefire violation, which took place last night in the direction of the villages of Verin Shorzha and Kut in the east of the Ar
Statement in response to the statements by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, the PRCiO and the Head of the High-Level Planning Group as delivered by Ambassador Armen Papikyan at the 1345th meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
18 November, 2021

Madam Chairperson, We thank the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs for their appearance at the Permanent Council here in Vienna, and for their address, which we listened to carefully. We also welcome the new Co-Chairs Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation

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