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Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov

lines on the record: 162
first: 2005-09-24
most recent: 2019-09-24
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-general-debate

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“Located between the two great continents of Asia and Europe, Azerbaijan is a unique place, where East and West meet, where the world’s main religions peacefully coexist and where the values and traditions of different cultures harmoniously complement each other. It is no coincidence that the seventh Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations was held this year in my country. Unresolved armed conflicts, terrorism, violent extremism, aggressive separatism, intolerance and discrimination on ethnic and religious grounds continue to represent the most serious challenges to development and are some of its most persistent obstacles.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“To advance SDG 16, Azerbaijan drew up a draft resolution entitled “Prevention of corruption by promoting transparent, accountable and efficient public service delivery through the application of best practices and technological innovations”, which was unanimously adopted at the sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held from 2 to 6 November 2015. Against the background of the various threats and challenges facing the world nowadays, it is critical to consistently promote the value of different cultures, enhancing understanding among diverse communities and fostering mutual respect.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Azerbaijan has rendered international humanitarian and development assistance to a number of countries through the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Azerbaijan International Development Agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In June, Azerbaijan was elected to join the Economic and Social Council for the years 2017 to 2019, after a vote at the General Assembly in which 176 of 184 Member States took part. Since the Economic and Social Council is the central platform for professional deliberations on sustainable development, we will have yet another opportunity to contribute to international development.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“When we reached an agreement on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we drew on the success story of the Millennium Development Goals, which proved to be instrumental in promoting development worldwide. Azerbaijan has integrated SDG targets into its national development strategy and continues to implement large-scale programmes on improving good governance, fostering sustainable growth, strengthening the rule of law, ensuring respect for human rights, facilitating access to public services and promoting inclusive societies. Despite the global economic crisis and the sharp decline in oil prices, Azerbaijan has managed to maintain its economic growth. Sustainable economic growth has enabled Azerbaijan not only to focus on its national development strategy, but also to actively support international development.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to wish him every success in discharging his important duties. We are also grateful to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for all his hard work in presiding over the Assembly at its seventieth session. A year ago we gathered here to witness the adoption of a comprehensive and people-centred post-2015 development agenda. There are milestones in history when universal values are translated into political commitments that change the course of events. We hope that the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be one such milestone.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“However, if the negotiations fail to bring, as an outcome, the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops, Azerbaijan will be compelled to use its inherent right of self-defence, guaranteed under Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, to ensure the restoration of its sovereignty and territorial integrity within the internationally recognized borders. Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stance of the States Members of the United Nations that has been repeatedly expressed on issues that are of the utmost importance for my country and pertaining to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We count on the continued resolve of the international community in defending the purposes and principles of the Charter, as well as its strong solidarity with the just position of Azerbaijan.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The conflict can be resolved only on the basis of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders. The military occupation of the territory of my country does not represent a solution, and will never produce a political outcome desired by Armenia. The sooner Armenia reconciles with this reality, the earlier the conflict will be resolved and the countries and peoples in the region, including Armenia, of course, will benefit from the prospects of cooperation and economic development. Azerbaijan is the most interested party in the earliest negotiated settlement of the conflict.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“As for the ideas of elaborating a mechanism for investigating incidents along the line of contact, we should note that the major cause of those incidents is the continuing unlawful presence of the Armenian troops in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Such an investigation mechanism must be an integral component of the above-mentioned withdrawal. Otherwise, it will serve only for consolidating the status quo, which even the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group co-Chair countries have repeatedly stated to be unacceptable and unsustainable. The Nagorno-Karabakh region has always been, and will remain, an inalienable part of Azerbaijan. We will never acquiesce to the seizure of our territories.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In fact, the real reasons for the lack of confidence are Armenia’s overt territorial claims to neighbouring countries, aggression against Azerbaijan, occupation and ethnic cleansing of its territories, denial of its responsibility for atrocious crimes committed in the course of the conflict, opposition to direct contacts between the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and the reluctance even to cooperate seriously on the issue of missing persons. In reality, for effective confidence-building, it is crucial first and foremost to implement without further delay the plan of withdrawal of the armed forces of Armenia from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“We categorically reject that fallacious and bellicose statement, which testifies to Armenia’s apparent disregard of its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and represents yet another admission at the highest level of the aggression perpetrated by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan and demonstrates how the leadership of Armenia is far from engaging in a constructive search for peace. In that statement, the Armenian President even boasted that his country was one of the most militarized areas of the world. Against that background, Armenia’s speculations on confidence-building measures are curious, to say the least.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Armenia, the European Court of Human Rights held Armenia fully responsible for the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan and in violation of the rights of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons. In total disregard for that judgement and the norms and principles of international law, Armenia continues its efforts aimed at further consolidating the status quo of the occupation by altering the physical, demographic and cultural characteristics of the occupied territories and denying the right of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijani forcibly displaced persons to return to their homes and access to their properties. On 26 September this year, the President of Armenia made an even more remarkable statement, referring to the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan as a part of Armenia.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In 1993 the Security Council adopted resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993), condemning the occupation of the territory of Azerbaijan and reaffirming respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders. In those resolutions the Security Council also confirmed that the Nagorno-Karabakh region is part of 18/28 15-29701 30/09/2015 A/70/PV.21 Azerbaijan and demanded an immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all the occupied territories of my country. Other international organizations have adopted a similar position and resolutions. In its landmark judgement in the case Chiragov and Others v.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“It is well known that Armenia unleashed the war and used force against my country and occupied almost one fifth of the territory of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven adjacent districts, carried out ethnic cleansing of the seized areas by expelling about 1 million Azerbaijanis from their homes and committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the conflict. The international community has consistently deplored in the strongest terms the use of force by Armenia against Azerbaijan and the resulting occupation of its territories.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Yesterday the President of Armenia delivered a statement at the general debate (see A/70/PV.17) that was full of the usual set of falsifications, distortions and misinterpretations, and in which he attempted once again to lecture others about principles and values, which in reality his Government disregards and opposes. The international community still recalls brutal massacres by invading Armenian troops on Azerbaijani civilians, including children, women and the elderly, as well as the establishment of the military dictatorship in Armenia after murdering the entire political elite of the country and killing a number of peaceful demonstrators protesting rigged presidential elections.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Azerbaijan considers information and communication technologies as a driving force of development and has initiated the Trans-Eurasian Information Super- Highway within the United Nations, which is designed to provide affordable and reliable broadband connectivity to landlocked countries of Eurasia, including Afghanistan and Central Asian States. On the human dimension, Azerbaijan continues to promote tolerance, multiculturalism and understanding among peoples. We are proud that the first European Games in the history of the European continent were held this year in Baku, with the participation of more than 6,000 athletes from 50 countries. In 2017, my country will host the Islamic Solidarity Games. We are also planning to hold the seventh Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Baku in 2016.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“My country has managed to become one of the crucial players of the global market in energy infrastructure projects, such as the Baku- Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, through the construction of trans-Anatolian and trans-Adriatic natural gas pipelines and the Southern Gas corridor, which will connect the energy pipeline networks of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania and Italy. Azerbaijan has also initiated strategic transport infrastructure networks, such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad project, which will connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, and the new Baku international sea trade port, allowing short and efficient connection between East and West, reviving the ancient Silk Road.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Over the past years, Azerbaijan has achieved impressive results on many MDG targets, especially on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring universal primary education and promoting gender equality. Currently, Azerbaijan is adapting its national sustainable development strategy to take into account the SDG targets aimed at developing a more sustainable, inclusive and diversified economy. In recognition of Azerbaijan’s outstanding commitment, determination and continuous efforts towards the implementation of the MDGs, my country received the 2015 South-South Award. Despite the global economic and financial crises encountered by many countries of the region, in the first half of 2015 Azerbaijan registered economic growth of 5.7 per cent, while the growth in the non-oil sector was 9.2 per cent.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“15-29701 17/28 A/70/PV.21 30/09/2015 Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Azerbaijan is making concrete contributions to the activities of the United Nations. For more than 15 years, my country has been participating in United Nations-mandated peacekeeping operations conducted under the command of regional organizations or individual Member States — in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. We look forward to further supporting the United Nations peacekeeping activities, including by providing training facilities in Azerbaijan. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were of key importance in promoting development worldwide. In that regard, we are confident that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be an effective tool in global efforts to achieve peace, prosperity and growth.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Azerbaijan condemns terrorism, violent extremism and separatism in all their forms and manifestations. In situations of armed conflict or political crisis involving inter-State relations, no solution can be reached that is inconsistent with international law and legal order — particularly where fundamental norms are concerned, such as the obligation to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of States. With a view to contemporary developments, I have to express our deepest concern over the unfolding refugee crises fuelled by the armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. We are equally alarmed by increasing cases of religious intolerance, in particular Islamophobia, and attempts to associate religions with terrorism.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“At the outset, I should like to congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session and to wish him every success in fulfilling that highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. Sam Kutesa for all his hard work in presiding over the Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. Over the past 70 years, the United Nations has decisively established itself as a universal Organization working for the noble cause of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among States and achieving international cooperation. The ability of the United Nations to respond to a rapidly changing international environment by constant adaptation is remarkable. It gives us confidence to believe that the Organization will succeed in addressing the challenges it faces.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In that regard, the time is ripe to bring to justice those in Armenia who perpetrated acts of aggression against Azerbaijan and crimes against humanity and to impose sanctions on them.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The international community’s unequivocal and consistent support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan has been a crucial factor. It makes clear to Armenia that the current status quo, which was achieved as a result of aggression, will never be accepted. I would like to thank Member States for upholding the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations by supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The international community does not, and will not, accept attempts to change internationally recognized borders through the use of force. Nor should the world accept double standards. To do so would take us back to the dark chapters of the past century.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In fact, the principle of self-determination requires the return of the displaced Azerbaijanis to the Nagorny Karabakh region, where they will live together with the Armenian community in peace, dignity and prosperity within Azerbaijan. We believe in achieving that goal by political means. Azerbaijan stands for a negotiated settlement of the conflict without prejudice to its rights under the Charter of the United Nations, in particular those set forth in Article 51. The Government of Armenia must realize that the military occupation of the territory of another State does not represent a solution and that its reliance on the status quo is a grave miscalculation. Azerbaijan will never allow its territorial integrity, or the rights and freedoms of its citizens that have been violated as a result of aggression, to be compromised.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Two days ago, the President of Armenia delivered a statement here during the general debate and tried to mislead the General Assembly by distorting the facts and the situation with regard to the peace process, misinterpreting the norms and principles of international law and the relevant documents adopted within that framework (see A/69/PV.6). The President of Armenia misuses the noble principle of self- determination to cover up his country’s attempts to annex territories of the neighbouring State, Azerbaijan, through the use of force. The situation, which he tries to present as the self-determination of the Armenians living in Azerbaijan, has nothing in common with the principle of self-determination contained in the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Unfortunately, Armenia disregards all of those resolutions and the generally accepted norms and principles of international law and continues its military occupation of Azerbaijani lands. Armenia regularly violates the ceasefire and deliberately attacks Azerbaijani civilians, which results in the killing and wounding of inhabitants residing near the front line. Just recently, several Azerbaijani civilians who were visiting the tombs of their relatives in the occupied territories were taken hostage and tortured. Some of them were even killed by Armenian forces. It is therefore critical that the international community play a more proactive role in ending impunity for the crimes committed against the civilian population of Azerbaijan. Combating impunity is important in order to ensure sustainable peace and reconciliation.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In 1993, the Security Council adopted four resolutions that reaffirm the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the inadmissibility of the use of force for the acquisition of territory. Resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993) demand the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian occupying forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Furthermore, the General Assembly, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and numerous other regional organizations adopted various decisions in support of the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and demanded the settlement of the conflict on the basis of those principles.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The world community still faces serious breaches of the fundamental norms and principles of international law. Peoples throughout the world continue to suffer from devastating wars, aggression, military occupation and ethnic cleansing. For more than 20 years, Armenia has used force against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. It has occupied approximately 20 per cent of the territories of Azerbaijan and conducted ethnic cleansing against almost 1 million Azerbaijanis, as a result of which no single Azerbaijani is left in Armenia or in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. No single Azerbaijani historical or cultural monument has escaped destruction in the occupied territories or in Armenia.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Against the background of the various threats and challenges facing the world nowadays, it is critical to persistently stress the importance of promoting key values of different cultures, enhancing better understanding among diverse communities and encouraging mutual respect. Located between the two great continents of Asia and Europe, Azerbaijan is a unique place, where the East and the West meet, where the world’s main religions peacefully coexist and where the values and traditions of different cultures harmoniously complement each other. It is not a coincidence that in recent years, Azerbaijan has hosted numerous international events aimed at promoting the dialogue among civilizations and enhancing understanding among different religions, faiths and cultures. Violence and fragility remain the greatest obstacles to development.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“That $50 billion project, which envisages the construction of pipeline systems such as the trans-Anatolian and the trans-Adriatic pipelines, will enable Europe to obtain gas supplies from a completely new resource base in Azerbaijan. The Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway project, which was initiated by Azerbaijan, will provide the countries of the region with information technology services, thereby facilitating access to the Internet, telecommunications systems and electronic information resources for 20 countries throughout the region. Acknowledging the value of transport as an important mechanism for sustainable development, Azerbaijan has successfully launched several regional infrastructure projects. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is an important link that connects Europe and Asia.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The rapid development at the national level has enabled Azerbaijan to embark on a new road of official development assistance as an emerging donor. Over the past years, Azerbaijan has continued to respond to the humanitarian and socioeconomic challenges faced by developing countries through the Azerbaijan International Development Agency and other channels. The commitment to contributing to international development is widely shared with our people. The leading non-governmental organization in Azerbaijan, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, has implemented numerous social, humanitarian and development projects in a number of countries. Azerbaijan has established itself as a reliable supplier of energy in the global market. Just recently, a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the southern gas corridor was held in Azerbaijan.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The unrivalled high rate of economic growth has been achieved thanks to the prudent use of available resources and the rapid transition to a socially oriented market economy. The poverty rate was reduced from 49 per cent in 2004 to 5.3 per cent in 2014. Over the same period, the unemployment rate has decreased from 10.6 per cent to 5 per cent. The Government has been implementing large-scale programmes on improving good governance, strengthening the rule of law, ensuring respect for human rights and providing facilitated access to public services. Such programmes also cover inclusive and equitable education, gender equality, the empowerment of women, better access to affordable energy and the protection of the environment.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate my good friend Mr. Sam Kutesa on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I wish him every success in fulfilling that highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. John Ashe for all his hard work in presiding over the sixty-eighth session. Azerbaijan reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of the global sustainable development agenda and to reaching an agreement on the post-2015 development agenda. My country’s record in attaining the Millennium Development Goals is truly unique. Over the past 10 years, the gross domestic product of Azerbaijan has increased by 3.4 times. Now the economy of Azerbaijan accounts for more than 80 per cent of that of the South Caucasus.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We look forward to the continued commitment and engagement of the United Nations system, both in reinforcing the implementation of national development goals by individual countries and in ensuring the implementation of the decisions and resolutions adopted by the Organization.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Resolution 2118 (2013) affirms that the use of chemical weapons constitutes a serious violation of international law and qualifies such an act as a threat to international peace and security. By endorsing the Geneva communiqué of 30 June 2012 (S/2012/522, annex) and calling for the convening of an international conference on Syria, the Security Council paved the way for achieving a peaceful transition, stability and reconciliation. It is imperative that all parties cease armed violence, engage constructively in the political process and commit to the implementation of the Geneva communiqué. In conclusion, I would like to express our hope that during the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly, Member States will be able to take successful steps towards a stronger and more effective United Nations.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“States members of the OIC and other international organizations attending the conferences pledged to contribute to improving Palestine’s economy, health care and education, as well as two infrastructure projects. We welcome yesterday’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013), regarding the safeguarding and destruction of Syria’s chemical-weapon stockpiles. We hope that the unanimous and strong position demonstrated by the Council will contribute to finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria, putting an end to the suffering inflicted on the Syrian people and ensuring that all parties concerned comply with their obligations and commitments under international law. Azerbaijan strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria, particularly the resulting killing of civilians.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is imperative that the parties demonstrate responsibility to sustain international efforts towards achieving the two-State solution and avoid actions that would risk undermining that objective. The economic, financial and humanitarian situation in Palestine requires continued international attention and assistance, particularly in order to ensure humanitarian aid for the region. In June, Azerbaijan hosted a conference of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on the establishment of an Islamic financial safety net in support of Palestine, as well as a donors conference in support of the city of Al-Quds.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We consider those aspects to be an important part of the entire reconciliation process, which should be given the attention it deserves. Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stance of the States Members of the United Nations that has been expressed on issues that are important for Azerbaijan and pertaining to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We count on the continued resolve of the international community to defend the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as its strong solidarity with the just position of Azerbaijan. We note the encouraging developments in the Middle East peace process with the resumption of direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine. The current situation of insecurity in the whole region necessitates progress in the peace process as never before.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“That is what international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions require, something that can in no way be introduced as a bargaining chip during the conflict-settlement process. Above all, Azerbaijan will never compromise its territorial integrity or the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Without prejudice to its rights under the Charter of the United Nations, in particular those set forth in Article 51, Azerbaijan has embarked upon, and remains committed to, the conflict-settlement process. We have no doubt that the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno Karabakh will one day live side by side in peace and dignity in this region of Azerbaijan. It is therefore essential and vital to continue efforts towards peace, agreement and coexistence between the two communities of the Nagorno Karabakh region.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In that regard, it is critical that the international community continue to insist on the need for an immediate and unconditional end to all actions that are seriously obstructing the prospects of a negotiated peaceful settlement to the conflict. Armenia’s policy of annexation has absolutely no chance of succeeding. The Nagorno Karabakh region was, is and will always be an inalienable part of Azerbaijan. The only way to achieve a durable and lasting solution and to establish civilized relations between the two neighbouring States is to de-occupy Azerbaijani territories, fully re-establish the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and comply immediately with the inalienable right of refugees and internally displaced persons to return to their homes.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Both missions documented the fact of illegal activities in those areas, involving, inter alia, the insertion of settlers, the extensive redrawing of boundaries, the changing of original geographic names, and the discriminatory treatment of cultural property and sacred sites. However, the missions’ recommendations remain just on paper. Moreover, the latest reports on the transfer of Syrian Armenians into the Nagorno Karabakh region and seven other adjacent occupied districts of Azerbaijan, along with other illegal activities, including efforts to operate flights into and out of those territories, provide yet more evidence of Armenia’s deliberate policy of annexing Azerbaijani land.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Moreover, Armenia’s continued claims of annexation and the consistent measures it has been undertaking in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan with a view to further consolidating the status quo of the occupation and preventing the return of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons to their homeland represent an open challenge to the conflict- resolution process and pose a serious threat to international and regional peace and security. On our initiative at the United Nations in 2005 and 2010, OSCE-led fact-finding and fact-assessment missions visited the occupied territories.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“To our deep regret, the Security Council’s principled demands, including, in the first place, the withdrawal of occupying forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, have still not been implemented, and the mediation efforts conducted for more than 20 years within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), have yet to yield results. Against that background, with a view to deflecting the attention of the international community from the urgent need to address the main problems caused by its continuing aggression against Azerbaijan, Armenia has been undertaking efforts to distort the actual situation and downplaying the relevance of Security Council resolutions and misinterpreting their provisions.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The resolutions also made specific reference to violations of international humanitarian law, including the violent displacement of a large number of civilians in Azerbaijan, attacks on civilians and the bombing of its territory. A series of Security Council presidential statements on the issue adopted between 1992 and 1995 are phrased along the same lines. All in all, the aforementioned resolutions, which are clearly the most authoritative and binding rulings on the problem, acknowledge that acts of military force were committed against Azerbaijan and that such acts constitute a serious violation of international law.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world continue to suffer from acts of aggression, military occupation, ethnic cleansing and a prevailing culture of impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Twenty years ago, in 1993, the Security Council adopted four resolutions — resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993) — condemning the use of force against Azerbaijan and the occupation of its territories. In those resolutions, the Council reaffirmed respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, reconfirmed that the Nagorno Karabakh region is an integral part of Azerbaijan, and demanded the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all the occupied territories.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“To achieve the objective of ensuring improved access to ICT, efforts must be intensified to enhance regional synergies for promoting investment in ICT capacity- building, refocusing tools and content so as to address the particular needs of populations and thus better deploying ICT in the service of sustainable development. In that connection, Azerbaijan has put forward a proposal to establish the Eurasian Connectivity Alliance, a regional platform in support of improved connectivity and greater cooperation in the field of ICT. We are encouraged by Member States’ support for that initiative through the adoption of resolution 67/298 in September and look forward to further cooperation with interested Governments and other stakeholders. The world is still witnessing violations of the fundamental norms and principles of international law.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“A national entity, the Azerbaijan International Development Agency, which was established for that purpose, has already carried out various assistance programmes in more than 20 countries. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation has also conducted various humanitarian and social programmes. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently commended Azerbaijan’s achievements in combating hunger and recognized that the country has accomplished the first MDG, namely, combating undernourishment. Moreover, gender equality, the empowerment of women and the fight against HIV/AIDS have also been identified as areas of progress. One of the key elements that Azerbaijan is considering in the context of the post-2015 agenda is information and communications technology (ICT), which is a driving force of development and progress.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The theme of the current general debate, “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage”, is timely and topical in providing an opportunity for evaluating the progress achieved so far and identifying new ways of overcoming existing obstacles. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were adopted to address extreme poverty and multiple other forms of deprivation and for defining future development priorities, are of key importance in making future positive differences in the world. Azerbaijan recently became a donor country and contributes to the sustainable development efforts of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This is a brand-new chapter in the history of my country and its activities in the international arena.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and wish him every success in fulfilling this highly responsible duty. We are also grateful to Mr. Vuk Jeremi. for his able presidency of General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. This year’s general debate is taking place during a period of serious threats and challenges to peace, security and sustainable development. Environmental, economic and social indicators demonstrate that the models for progress and development need to be modified and adapted.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We are confident that during the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly, Member States will be able to take successful steps towards a stronger and more effective United Nations. With its active participation in the work of the organs of the United Nations, most notably the General Assembly and Security Council, Azerbaijan will continue to be in the forefront of international efforts to that end.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We believe that the solution to the crisis lies in the hands of the Syrian people and in their desire for mutual reconciliation and an all-inclusive political process. We welcome the appointment of Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi as the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, and express our firm support for his efforts. We must once again express our deep concern over the recent escalation provoked by the blasphemy against Islam. We strongly condemn all assaults against religions. At the same time, attacks on civilians, in particular on diplomatic personnel, are unjustifiable under any circumstances. It is critical to foster global dialogue and cooperation to promote tolerance, peace and better understanding across countries, cultures and civilizations.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)