ArmInfo.Armenia is following with great pain the Syrian crisis and the humanitarian situation, from which the civilian population suffers, including the Armenian community of the country. This was stated at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly by RA President Serzh Sargsyan.
"Armenia, within its capabilities, seeks to somehow mitigate the suffering of the Syrian people by providing humanitarian assistance. We are also ready to participate in possible discussions around the formation of peacekeeping efforts in Syria under the auspices and the relevant UN mandate. Moreover, we are ready to increase our participation in the missions to UNIFIL in Lebanon and MINUSM in Mali, "he said. The President stressed that Armenia, being a country located in a difficult region that has no access to the sea, possessing limited natural resources, constantly declared that its most valuable resource is a person. "Probably, not only in Armenia, but in the whole family of the United Nations in the center of everything you need to keep a person, you need to strive for peace and a dignified life for everyone on a stable planet," he said.
Touching upon the international integration of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan stressed that the republic today is also an active member of the Eurasian Economic Union and, through its interested participation, tries to contribute to stimulating efforts to create even greater benefits for people through the unimpeded movement of goods and services in this large economic space. "We already have positive results, which inspires good hopes for the future. We are also planning to sign an agreement with the European Union in November on a comprehensive and expanded partnership, which, we are convinced, will help us to give new energy for the implementation of institutional reforms, "the head of state said, stressing that over the past years Armenia has become full and responsible member of the international community. Note that in 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Armenia's membership in the United Nations. On March 2, 1992, the Armenian tricolor was raised in this central headquarters of the United Nations family.
ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, speaking at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, expressed gratitude to all those countries that recognized the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey.
ArmInfo."Restoring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Georgia is the main condition for achieving peace in the South Caucasus region." This was announced by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly."We must make more efforts to resolve the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and we must not forget that any crisis ignored today by us, tomorrow can develop into a regional or even global conflict," the Turkish president said.
ArmInfo. Armenianophobia in Azerbaijan has become a fundamental and inalienable component of state policy. This was stated during the speech at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on September 19 at the UN headquarters in New York.
ArmInfo. Armenian President SerzhSargsyan left for a working visit to the United States of America.