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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan presented Armenia's 3rd Voluntary National Review (VNR) in New York on July 15, summarizing the progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its goals and targets. The minister's remarks are provided below.

“… This brings me to the last but, in fact, most crucial undertaking of our country within the last years, to achieve a long-term peace and stability in our region.

Armenia is genuinely engaged to conclude the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations with Azerbaijan, anchored in the principles of mutual recognition of each other’s territorial integrity and delimitation of the state border based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, and unblocking regional transport infrastructure based on full respect for the countries’ sovereignty and jurisdiction, as well as the principles of equality and reciprocity.

With this understanding, Armenia has initiated the “Crossroads of Peace” project. This project aims to develop communications between Armenia and its neighbouring countries, thus transforming the whole paradigm of relationships in the region from confrontation to mutually beneficial cooperation.

Armenia also continuously undertakes significant efforts towards full normalization, establishing diplomatic relations and opening borders with Türkiye which, if successful, understandably will have a huge positive impact on the region.

Ladies and gentlemen,

To conclude, I would like to emphasize that based on the lessons learned from the third VNR, Armenia will continue its efforts towards overcoming structural constraints and vulnerabilities. Advancement of democracy, human rights, rule of law, gender equality, special focus to the most vulnerable will serve as a backbone for our future action to achieve the SDGs and prepare for post-2030 action."