Armenian FM highlights global community`s failure to prevent crimes  against humanity

ArmInfo. During the  organization of the regular Global Forum against the Crime of  Genocide, there was never a shortage of topics discussed, which  confirms the lack of effective efforts by the international community  or its collective failure to prevent crimes against humanity and  genocides. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan  made this statement on December 12 during the 5th Global Forum  against the Crime of Genocide held in Yerevan.

At the same time, he asked for his assessments to be perceived as a  call to unite the will, knowledge and determination in the fight  against genocide prevention.  The Minister regretfully emphasized  that the international community only turns its gaze and attention to  genocide and other mass atrocities after the fact. In this regard,  Mirzoyan mentioned not only the Armenian Genocide of 1915, but also  the tragic events of last year, when the citizens of Artsakh were  forcibly displaced as a result of  Azerbaijani aggression. "In our  region, we have witnessed this not only 110 years ago during the  Armenian Genocide, but also last year, when it seemed that the world  was aware of numerous risk factors that could have led to  irreversible consequences. Unfortunately, we were unable to prevent  them and now we are witnessing these irreversible consequences," the  Foreign Minister said, noting that this is one of those examples when  the reaction of the international community is disproportionate to  the risk factors and the current situation.

 According to Mirzoyan, the current realities should compel the world  to seek more effective ways to save people's lives. The heavy  bureaucratic machine should become more sensitive and flexible, not  only in terms of an efficient response, but also in demonstrating  equal treatment to everyone. He emphasized that the protection of  national, racial, and ethnic groups should remain the central focus  of the international system for protecting rights. The key to success  lies close international cooperation among UN structures, member  countries, public organizations, and so forth.