RA Deputy FM holds meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for  Political Affairs

ArmInfo.   Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Guy Ryder, at a meeting in New York on December  9, commended the high level of cooperation established between  Armenia and the UN, expressing their mutual readiness to expand and  strengthen the scope of cooperation.

According to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the  interlocutors exchanged views on the reform agenda envisaged within  the framework of the UN-80 initiative. They emphasized the importance  of ensuring the continued effective work of UN structures in the  context of development cooperation, human rights protection, and the  preventive agenda.

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia spoke about recent  developments in the South Caucasus, emphasizing the importance of  implementing the agreements reached in Washington on August 8 between  Yerevan and Baku, including the implementation of initiatives aimed  at unlocking infrastructure based on the sovereignty, territorial  integrity, and jurisdiction of states, as a guarantee of maintaining  and strengthening peace in the region.

Abisoghomonyan also touched on the work being carried out in the  lead-up to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on  Biological Diversity (COP17), which will be held in Yerevan in 2026,  and presented Armenia's vision for an inclusive, cooperative, and  comprehensive conference with the participation of all stakeholders.