March 27, 2014 | 22:55
YEREVAN. – After its vote against Crimea resolution in the UN General Assembly, Armenian MFA released an explanatory note of Armenia՛s Representative to UN Garen Nazarian, Armenian News-NEWS.am reports.
According to the official note, “Armenia has consistently and over years taken a principled position on the promotion of democracy, freedoms and rights, including and in particular the equal rights and self-determination of peoples as universal values and principles, embraced by this Assembly, based on the UN Charter.”
Armenia was among 11 states that voted against resolution in the UN General Assembly, which would declare invalid Crimea’s recent referendum calling for annexation to Russia.