On 21 September, within the framework of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting in New York with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.
Ararat Mirzoyan and Alice Wairimu Nderitu expressed satisfaction regarding the close cooperation formed in advancing the agenda of the prevention of genocides and in the fight against xenophobia and discrimination. Minister Mirzoyan emphasised the importance of the Special Adviser’s mandate and expressed readiness to continue effective interaction under it.
The interlocutors exchanged views on the role of high technologies in the prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity.
Referring to the situation created by the military attack unleashed by the Azerbaijani armed forces against Armenia’s sovereign territory, Minister Mirzoyan drew the interlocutor’s attention to Azerbaijan’s continued gross violations of international and humanitarian law. The Minister stressed the importance of a targeted response by the international community regarding those crimes and the strengthening of mechanisms for their prevention.
