ArmenPress News Agency , Armenia
 Monday


Armenia to host global forum on genocide prevention in December



YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. The peaceful settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh remains one of the priorities of Armenia’s foreign
policy, foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said during a press
conference in response to a question from ARMENPRESS, mentioning that
Armenia will continue efforts with the co-chairing countries in 2018.

“Armenia has become a pioneer in the efforts of preventing crimes
against humanity and new genocides. 2018 is the 70th anniversary of
adopting the Genocide Prevention Convention. On this occasion, Armenia
is presently putting efforts for a new resolution to be adopted in the
UN circle – in the human rights council”, Nalbandian said.

He reminded that in 2015 – the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide – Armenia succeeded in adopting a resolution which received
serious endorsement from everyone.

The minister emphasized that nearly 70 countries became co-authors of
the resolution, however it was adopted with a consensus, meaning that
nobody risked to oppose it.

“This year we have initiated and are currently working for a new
resolution to be adopted on this occasion. In December of 2018 we are
planning to hold a new global forum on prevention of genocides. We
plan to hold it in December, when at our initiative, the UN General
Assembly declared Genocide 9 as a commemoration day of victims of all
genocides”, the minister said.

Reminding that Armenia is already chairing in the ministerial
conference of La Francophonie, the summit of the organization will be
held in Yerevan in October, and from December of 2017 Armenia is
chairing in BSEC, the minister mentioning that there are many tasks to
do.

“We will continue efforts in terms of developing, strengthening
bilateral relations, as well as in the frames of various international
structures – responding to regional and international challenges”, he
said.