More than 50 speakers participated in a thematic debate on “War, its lessons, and the search for a permanent peace” held at UN Security Council on Wednesday.

The meeting was chaired by Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of Jordan.

In his speech, Armenia’s permanent representative at UN Garen Nazarian noted that the process of reconciliation does not imply only signing of agreements. You need to admit your past in order to achieve long-term reconciliation.

International experience shows that the nations succeeding in reconciliation have achieved it through the restoration of justice, which also includes elimination of the consequences of such crimes. Ambassador Nazaryan noted the importance of the international community’s unanimous voice against the distortion of history and denial.

Nazarian emphasized that the crimes of genocides repeat in modern history becoming the causes of enormous human, political and regional turmoil. He said that every society should face its past, and international organizations, parliaments, agencies dealing with human rights have their role in the process.

Summing up, Ambassador Nazarian called on UN member states to take the necessary steps in advance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and to continue the process of recognition and condemnation of this crime against humanity.