Statements

Statement On the Arrest of Journalist Rauf Mirkadirov and Harassment of Leyla Yunus delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1000th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
15 May, 2014

Mr. Chairman, We shared our views and concerns on further deterioration of human rights situation in Azerbaijan at the previous meeting of the Permanent Council and we took note that the Azerbaijani Delegation failed to address our concerns.
On the 20th Anniversary of the Ceasefire Agreement delivered by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 1000th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
15 May, 2014

Mr. Chairman, On the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Ceasefire Agreement My Delegation would like to state the following.
Statement On the 69th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 999th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
08 May, 2014

Mr. Chairman, We would like to thank the Delegations for their statements on the 69th Anniversary of the Victory Day.
Statement On the Arrest of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov and harassment of Leyla Yunus delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 999th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
08 May, 2014

We would like to share the concern of the EU delegation on further deterioration of human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
Statement On the Programme Outline delivered by the Delegation of Armenia at the 999th Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
08 May, 2014

We would like to thank Director of the DMF for presentation of the Programme Outline for the year 2015. Regrettably the new budget cycle starts in absence of the Unified Budget for 2014, which may have its impact on the discussions of the Program
Maragha Massacre
10 April, 2014

April 10 marks the 22nd 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
Statements delivered under Current Issue «On the Situation around Kesab, Syria» by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the 992nd Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council
27 March, 2014

Mr. Chairman, The Armenian delegation expresses its grave concern over the last escalation of the situation in north-western Syria, around the ancient Armenian-populated town of Kesab. In the last days Kesab was attacked from the territory of Turk
Press-Release of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Armenia Murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan and Subsequent Pardon and Glorification of Ramil Safarov
28 February, 2014

Ten years ago in February, 2004 Gurgen Margaryan, Armenian officer, who was participating in the NATO courses in Hungary, was slaughtered by another participant of the courses, the Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
26th Anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms
27 February, 2014

Mass murders and pogroms of Armenians took place from 27 to 29 February, 1988 in Sumgait, a city located less than 30 kilometers away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku. For three days, upon the silent agreement of the authorities and complete inactio
Statement in Response to the Address of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, H.E. Nils Muižnieks
27 February, 2014

We would like to warmly welcome Mr. Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights, and express our gratitude for his interesting and comprehensive address.

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