23/04/2026 | 12:19:08 Madam President, In January, this hemicycle heard some calls for strong measures against Iran. This logic was implemented regardless of our common political will. The conflict is not over, but all of us are already dealing with its contradictory results. The use of force has not resolved the problem. It has made it broader, deeper and more dangerous, and Iran has emerged as a "steel porcupine", a state that makes the cost of confrontation prohibitively high. Instability in the Middle East is... 21/04/2026 | 18:03:36 Madam Chair, This debate is not abstract, specifically for my country. For more than a year, representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Church have been subjected to politically motivated criminal proceedings, often justified by the claims that the Church has no right to engage in public or political discourse. Religious leaders are under pressure for speaking on behalf of their faithful, including on issues about Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh that have been subjected to ethnic cleansing, and... 21/04/2026 | 16:45:25 Dear colleagues, This document is largely driven by the growing radicalisation of political discourse in Europe. However, for a number of states, including my own, this issue has a broader dimension. It is directly linked to the functioning of democratic institutions and the relationship between the ruling majority and the rest of society. Violence is unacceptable in any form. However, ignoring its root causes makes efforts to combat it ineffective. When public rhetoric of ruling parties and... 21/04/2026 | 16:19:38 Mister Deputy Prime Minister, Azerbaijan has bent the activities of important international humanitarian organisations, in particular the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), making objective information about Armenian prisoners in Baku extremely limited. Azerbaijan is also disregarding decisions of international courts, including those of the European Court of Human Rights on this matter. Despite the fact that the Azerbaijani delegation is not present in this hemicycle, the... 29/01/2026 | 12:03:52 Thank you. Dear colleagues, The Middle East has, for Armenia, not only a geopolitical, but also a profound civilisational dimension. Armenia is connected to this region not only by geography, but also by the fates of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. Armenian communities are an organic part of the historical fabric of the Middle East. They have become key elements of the modern identity of the region and bridges between civilisations, religions, and cultures. They demonstrate that religious... 29/01/2026 | 10:53:34 Thank you. Dear colleagues, Over the past year, many moral, legal, and political constraints have been lifted, making the language of mega-strategies and the logic of "backyard" policies obvious. For many countries that cannot afford mega-strategies, the primary challenge is the preservation of state sovereignty and national independence. The importance of norms and rules, emphasised in the resolution, and their open disregard by states that are not members of our organisation, make it... 27/01/2026 | 16:54:41 Dear colleagues, Elections are a test of the resilience of democracy, trust in institutions and society's ability to resolve conflicts peacefully. Armenia, on the eve of the parliamentary elections in June 2026, finds itself at the crossroads of these challenges. Voter turnout in the last two parliamentary elections in Armenia did not exceed 50%. Low turnout is the result of a deliberate policy by the authorities to cultivate a sense of predefined election results. This policy is promoted by... 26/01/2026 | 18:11:24 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, Armenia is entering a difficult electoral political period. The political space is being deliberately narrowed to manipulative alternatives like "peace or war", "Russia or the West" and others. These frames are false. There is no "party of war" in Armenia. Civil and political forces that are being labeled as such simply because they raise uncomfortable questions about the fate of Armenian prisoners held in Baku, the... 26/01/2026 | 17:35:45 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, The international justice system established in Europe was designed for states that generally recognised the rule of law and limits on power, and were prepared to be limited by it.That system no longer corresponds to the political reality it is meant to regulate. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a vast new political space emerged where democracy and human rights did not need to be reformed, they had to emerge... 03/10/2025 | 10:13:18 Dear colleagues, Artificial intelligence cannot become a black box deciding human destinies, specifically in migration and asylum procedures. Digital decisions in such sensitive matters must always be subject to strict human review. We often talk about external interference. However, today we are in a situation of a new, voluntary form of digital dependency. According to AI gurus, the more we rely on AI advice, the more data it collects, the smarter it becomes, and I would add the greater its...