UN Secretary General António Guterres sent a congratulatory message to Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Armenia's Independence Day.  

"Each member of the United Nations has its own unique culture and history, a diversity that enriches our organization and our world. Your country's involvement in the international agenda as part of the work of the United Nations is crucial,” Guterres wrote, this according to a statement released by Sarkissian’s office.

Guterres noted that in 2020, the first year of the Decade of Action to achieve the Decade of Sustainable Development Goals, we all need to work together to build a just globalization that is acceptable to all, to take decisive action to prevent climate change.

"I look forward to the contribution and support of the Republic of Armenia in this issue to a more peaceful, just and stable world for all," Guterres wrote.