ArmInfo.The issue of religious freedom has always been important in the foreign policy of Armenia. This was stated from the rostrum by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.
The Minister emphasized that Armenia joined the International Alliance for Religious Freedom. countries. We are working on this issue, each country has its own responsibilities and its own specifics. By joining the alliance, Armenia reaffirms its commitment to joint efforts to strengthen tolerance of religious groups and prevent persecution on religious grounds, "he emphasized. The Minister said that within the framework of this alliance, we also have our own responsibilities. specifically concern the protection of religious rights of other peoples. We are a people who lived next to other peoples whose faith was different from ours. Our country has its own minorities, there is a large diaspora. Thus, we believe that we should respect religious freedom in our country>, Mnatsakanyan emphasized.
He stated that the country has a number of different programs at this site. also representatives of other religions. Thus, we have a lot of work within the framework of this alliance>, the Armenian Foreign Minister emphasized.
It should be noted that the International Alliance for Religious Freedom includes such countries as Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Great Britain, Hungary, The Gambia, Greece, Georgia, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and other countries.