Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan participated in a high-level roundtable discussion titled “Environmental Crimes: Risks to Sustainable Development” on June 29 as part of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.
In his remarks, Abisoghomonyan highlighted the significance of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be hosted by Armenia later this year. He stressed the conference’s pivotal role in advancing the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and conducting its first global review, while strengthening the link between biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and the rule of law.
The deputy foreign minister underscored that combating environmental crime is a key component of achieving global biodiversity goals. He reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to promoting inclusive and results-oriented discussions aimed at enhancing international cooperation and reinforcing the role of criminal justice institutions in protecting biodiversity.
Abisoghomonyan also presented a number of initiatives that will be organized under Armenia’s COP17 presidency, both in the lead-up to and during the conference, in cooperation with international partners. The initiatives are designed to foster closer collaboration between environmental and criminal justice communities.
Concluding his remarks, the deputy foreign minister emphasized that Armenia’s COP17 theme, “Acting for Nature,” is more than a slogan.
“It is a call to action that requires political will, effective implementation, and collective responsibility to transform our shared commitments into tangible results,” he said.
