Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, who is Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), on Monday participated in and addressed at the UN Security Council open debate on peacekeeping operations.

In his remarks, the Armenian ambassador underscored the UN’s key role in these operations.

Speaking on Armenia’s respective track-record, the diplomat stressed the significant potential which the country has formed in the last two decades.

“Armenia has accumulated considerable experience as a country involved in peacekeeping operations. Coming in October, Armenia plans to engage in UN peacekeeping activities in Lebanon.

“As an OSCE [Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] member state, Armenia considers the organization’s potential role in peacekeeping operations according to each situation, and cooperation with the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] member states in peacekeeping training,” Ambassador Mnatsakanyan specifically stated.