Friday, September 14 2018 12:20

ArmInfo. The international community at all levels should continue to resolutely address the dangerous phenomena of the abuse of information technologies and the  media for the dissemination of hatred and intolerance.  Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this in Geneva during a  speech at the 39th meeting of the Human Rights Council.

According to him, history knows well about the dangerous consequences  of unbridled hatred. " Armenia and the Armenian people have been a  consistent target for massive and systematic hate induced and  xenophobic rhetoric emanating from Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani state  propaganda is not merely a product of a targeted policy, but also a  consequence of the weak democratic institutions, absence of free  media and a poor record of human rights.

We observe a direct correlation between the intensity of bellicose  rhetoric and aggressive militarism from Azerbaijan directed against  the Armenian people. The crimes committed during the military  aggression of Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh in April 2016  reinforce the validity of the exercise of the right to  self-determination. This right is of existential value for the people  of Nagorno-Karabakh", the Armenian ForeignMinister stressed.

At the same time he emphasized that Armenia reiterates its strong  support to the universality of human rights and their applicability  on an equal footing, without any discrimination and distinction in  conformity with the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human  Rights and other fundamental instruments. Equally, the commitment to  "leave no one behind" is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for  Sustainable Development. We should recognise the existence of  territories and peoples that are striving for the realization of  their rights and, first of all, the right to self-determination'',  the Minister said.

Meanwhile, he once again reiterated the strong commitment of Armenia,  of its new Government to the strictly peaceful and negotiated  settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, strictly within the  internationally agreed format of the OSCE Minsk Group co-  chairmanship. Armenia reiterates the importance of establishing and  promoting an environment conducive to peace. Armenia also underlines  the critical priorities of status and security for the people of  Nagorno Karabakh, Mnatsakanyan summed up.