Joining UN is one of independent Armenia's major achievements

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Joining the UN is one of the major achievements of independent Armenia. Becoming a UN member in 1992, Armenia was offered the possibility to become a real participant of the ongoing processes in the world, make its contribution to the international cooperation, peace and security via participation in summits and conferences held under the UN aegis. Accepting the common human values. Human rights protection and democracy principles as an inseparable part of the state ideology, Armenia is actively cooperating with many international structures," says the statement of the RA Foreign Ministry issued over the 15th anniversary of Armenia's membership in the UN.



"After the devastating earthquake in 1988 the UN humanitarian mission arrived in Armenia. It was an unknown organization for many at that time. Missions of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, UNDP have been established in the republic several years later. It would be extremely hard to implement plenty of programs without the UN support. Today, marking the 15th anniversary of our membership in the organization we are convinced that Armenia is pacing on the path towards democracy consolidation, civil society formation, rule of law and economic development," the document says.