YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Permanent Representative to United Nations (UN), Ambassador Garen Nazarian, on Wednesday delivered an address within the framework of the 68th session of the  UN General Assembly, in New York City.  

Nazarian noted that regional confidence-building measures are an important component of international peace and the establishment and maintenance of security, informs the Armenian MFA press service.    

In this context, the ambassador reflected on Azerbaijan’s ongoing threats against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, this country’s increasing military spending, resultant arms race, and its provocations on the border.   

The Armenian diplomat stated that Azerbaijan refuses the fundamental precepts, which the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have proposed toward a pacific settlement to the Karabakh conflict, and also the confidence-building measures.    

Garen Nazarian stressed that the use of force cannot lead to the solution of key issues, and there is no alternative to resolving the conflict by way of talks.