UN General Assembly
2004

We wish to extend our congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. We would also like to thank to Mr. Julian Hunte and the Secretary-General for their efforts during this difficult year. Last year, we expressed our concern about the restoration of sovereignty in Iraq and the reinvigoration of the Middle East peace process. This year, we wish especially to note the critical need to end the tragedy in Darfur. Armenians, victims of the twentieth century’s first genocide, know well the long- lasting effects of victimization and homelessness. This is no way to begin a new millennium. The benefits of globalization should be utilized to overcome this newest global crisis. We also comprehend all too well that peace and security abroad and at home are clearly associated with 18 social and economic dignity today — or with faith in their possible attainment tomorrow. Neither self- satisfied smugness on the one hand nor self-righteous violence on the other are solutions to the great