Armenia
Many States not party acknowledge and support, to various degrees, the humanitarian goals of the Convention. This page presents the latest information available or expressed by the State not party, vis-à-vis the Convention. The information is largely drawn from the Convention's formal and informal meetings, President's Observations, UN Office for Disarmament records, and/or Landmine Monitor if noted.
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The State not party has participated as Observer in the following formal meetings of the Convention
4MSP, 7MSP, 8MSP, 9MSP, 18MSP, 19MSP, 20MSP, 21MSP, 5RC
Since 1997, the UN General Assembly has adopted a “Resolution on the Implementation of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction”.
The State not party has voted most recently as follows,
- In favour - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
The State not party has indicated its support for the Convention's humanitarian aims but cites regional circumstances for not joining. Formal and informal statements provided during meetings of the States Parties or Intersessional Meetings can be found under the Statements section.
Snapshots of Armenia during Convention-related activities on Flickr.
In 2022, the then-Convention President H.E. Alicia Arango Olmos of Colombia and the Special Envoy on Universalization HRH Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein met with H.E. Mher Margaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN in New York to discuss the Convention and its norms.