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    AT UN GENERAL DEBATE, ARMENIA PLEDGES TO CONTRIBUTE TO UN REFORM

    UN News Center
    Oct 1 2012

    1 October 2012 - On the last day of the General Assembly's high-level
    debate, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, today pledged
    today to make a "feasible contribution" to United Nations reform,
    stressing the urgency of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.

    "A few days ago, in the framework of the UN, the first-ever High-Level
    Forum on the Culture of Peace took place, urging tolerance and building
    mutual understanding and mutual respect," the Foreign Minister told the
    67th Assembly at its General Debate, at UN Headquarters in New York.

    "Unfortunately," he added, "nowadays hate and intolerance are
    continuing to spread in some parts of the world and we have yet to dig
    into the roots and causes of such a situation, to have the courage
    to openly ask difficult questions on the reasons and face sometimes
    painful responses."

    In his statement, the Foreign Minister referred to what he termed
    the Government of Azerbaijan's "release and glorification" of Ramil
    Safarov, who was convicted of killing an Azeri officer, saying,
    "the scandalous affair has serious undermined the Nagorno-Karabakh
    negotiation process and endangered the fragile regional security
    and stability."

    Mr. Nalbandian also voiced concern at the worsening humanitarian
    situation in Syria, which he said directly affected the large Armenian
    community. "The denial of genocide and impunity pave the way for the
    repetition of new crimes against humanity," he noted.

    The Armenian Foreign Minister is one of scores of world leaders and
    other high-level officials presenting their views and comments on
    issues of individual, national and international relevance at the
    Assembly's General Debate, which ends later on Monday.

    http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43170&Cr=general+debate&Cr1=


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