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AT UN GENERAL DEBATE, ARMENIA PLEDGES TO CONTRIBUTE TO UN REFORM
UN News Center
Oct 1 2012
1 October 2012 - On the last day of the General Assembly's high-level
debate, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, today pledged
today to make a "feasible contribution" to United Nations reform,
stressing the urgency of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.
"A few days ago, in the framework of the UN, the first-ever High-Level
Forum on the Culture of Peace took place, urging tolerance and building
mutual understanding and mutual respect," the Foreign Minister told the
67th Assembly at its General Debate, at UN Headquarters in New York.
"Unfortunately," he added, "nowadays hate and intolerance are
continuing to spread in some parts of the world and we have yet to dig
into the roots and causes of such a situation, to have the courage
to openly ask difficult questions on the reasons and face sometimes
painful responses."
In his statement, the Foreign Minister referred to what he termed
the Government of Azerbaijan's "release and glorification" of Ramil
Safarov, who was convicted of killing an Azeri officer, saying,
"the scandalous affair has serious undermined the Nagorno-Karabakh
negotiation process and endangered the fragile regional security
and stability."
Mr. Nalbandian also voiced concern at the worsening humanitarian
situation in Syria, which he said directly affected the large Armenian
community. "The denial of genocide and impunity pave the way for the
repetition of new crimes against humanity," he noted.
The Armenian Foreign Minister is one of scores of world leaders and
other high-level officials presenting their views and comments on
issues of individual, national and international relevance at the
Assembly's General Debate, which ends later on Monday.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43170&Cr=general+debate&Cr1=
From: Baghdasarian
UN News Center
Oct 1 2012
1 October 2012 - On the last day of the General Assembly's high-level
debate, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, today pledged
today to make a "feasible contribution" to United Nations reform,
stressing the urgency of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.
"A few days ago, in the framework of the UN, the first-ever High-Level
Forum on the Culture of Peace took place, urging tolerance and building
mutual understanding and mutual respect," the Foreign Minister told the
67th Assembly at its General Debate, at UN Headquarters in New York.
"Unfortunately," he added, "nowadays hate and intolerance are
continuing to spread in some parts of the world and we have yet to dig
into the roots and causes of such a situation, to have the courage
to openly ask difficult questions on the reasons and face sometimes
painful responses."
In his statement, the Foreign Minister referred to what he termed
the Government of Azerbaijan's "release and glorification" of Ramil
Safarov, who was convicted of killing an Azeri officer, saying,
"the scandalous affair has serious undermined the Nagorno-Karabakh
negotiation process and endangered the fragile regional security
and stability."
Mr. Nalbandian also voiced concern at the worsening humanitarian
situation in Syria, which he said directly affected the large Armenian
community. "The denial of genocide and impunity pave the way for the
repetition of new crimes against humanity," he noted.
The Armenian Foreign Minister is one of scores of world leaders and
other high-level officials presenting their views and comments on
issues of individual, national and international relevance at the
Assembly's General Debate, which ends later on Monday.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43170&Cr=general+debate&Cr1=
From: Baghdasarian