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Armenia's vote against the UN resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity proceeded from Armenia's principles and was not directed against Ukraine, said RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Manasaryan in the National Assembly today. He refused to answer MP Alexander Arzoumanian's question on how many UN partners expressed dissatisfaction with Armenia's vote.
"We have repeatedly said that our vote was not directed against Ukraine, but important for us was the principle that guides us; that is, the idea of self-determination. We established this with our vote. Of course there would be discontent; it's a political process," said the deputy foreign minister.
According to Arzoumanian, he worked at the UN for 5 years and can imagine the burden with which the Armenian Ambassador to the UN stands apart from 199 countries, having a total of 9 partners, none of whom have anything to say at the UN, as these countries have been isolated for more than 20 years and are not in any of the organization's committees.
"Even our partners in the Customs Union abstained," said the MP.
Recall, Armenia was one of 11 countries earlier this year that voted against the UN resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity and recognizing the Crimea referendum. The other countries that voted against the resolution were Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. 100 countries voted in favor and 58 countries abstained from voting.