Use of force or threat of force during armed conflicts is unacceptable, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said during the annual Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict.

The UN Secretary General and representatives of 50 member states, including the Armenian delegation, delivered reports during the July 12 debates.

In his statement Armenia’s envoy to UN Garen Nazarian stressed that the topic is urgent for Armenia as a problem of security.

He recalled that back in early 90s as a result of imposed war Armenia gave shelter to tens of thousands of Armenian children refugees against who brutal force was used. Hospitals, kindergartens and schools were regularly attacked by the aggressor.

The ambassador added that the UN Security Council must focus on those using force and violence against children to impose relevant sanctions.