YEREVAN. – Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian made a statement on Friday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s joining the UN.

“It is a historic day for the Armenian people. Independent Armenia, guided by universal values and fundamental principles of peaceful co-existence, joined the United Nations 20 years ago.

During those years Armenia regularly cooperated in realization of the UN projects, by ensuring international peace and security, peaceful settling conflicts, based on the principles of international law, developing friendly relations between states based on respect for the law of self-determination of people and their legal equality, as well as by international cooperation directed to settling economic, social, cultural and humanitarian issues, promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” the statement reads.