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Press-Release Maragha Massacre
10 April, 2016

April 10 marks the 24th anniversary of the Maragha massacre, one of the most tragic and least known pages of the aggressive war, unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. Maragha was one of the largest villages of Nagorno-Karabakh with a popu
REFERENCE on criminal cases initiated in relation to serious violations by the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan of the norms of international humanitarian law during armed clashes
09 April, 2016

1. Criminal Case No. 131006.16 on elements of crimes provided for in paragraph 1 part 1 of Article 416 (Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law during Armed Conflicts), paragraphs 1 and 6 part 2 of Article 416 and paragraph 2 part 3 of A
Statement in Response to the Report of the Coordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Halil Yurdakul Yigitguden
07 April, 2016

Mr. Chairman, We would like to join other delegations and thank distinguished Dr. Yigitguden for his comprehensive report.
Statement of Ambassador Kirakossian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the escalation of situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-zone
05 April, 2016

Mr. Chairman, First we would like to thank the OSCE Chairperson of the Permanent Council for convening the special session. We are also grateful to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the Chairperson in Office for app
Statement In Response to Azerbaijan delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1094th Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
05 April, 2016

Mr. Chair, On the one hand Azerbaijan is blaming Armenia in pursuing a consolidation of the status-quo and on the other accuses it of unleashing the latest escalation. This back and forth in its poor propaganda clearly demonstrates that the Azerba
Statement in Response to the Report of Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
10 March, 2016

Mr. Chairman, We would like to join other delegations in warmly welcoming Ms. Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and express our gratitude for her comprehensive report.
European Security delivered at the Joint meeting of the Forum for Security Cooperation and Permanent Council
09 March, 2016

Mme Chair, We would like to thank the German Chairmanship and the FSC chairmanship of the Netherlands for convening this joint meeting of the FSC- PC under the proposed title.
Statement On Zero Discrimination Day delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1091st Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
03 March, 2016

Mr. Chairman, We would like to support the statement on the Zero Discrimination Day made by Canada.
Statement in response to the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1089th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
11 February, 2016

Mr. Chairman, The OSCE provides a platform for equal dialogue among all participating states regardless of their relations and diverging opinions and in this vein we would like to engage in discussions with Deputy Minister Azimov.
Statement On the Case of Hrant Dink delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1086th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
21 January, 2016

Mr. Chairperson, January 19th marks the 9th anniversary of the assassination of Hrant Dink, prominent Armenian-Turkish intellectual, chief editor of the Armenian newspaper Agos.

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