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Elmar MAMMADYAROV

lines on the record: 48
first: 2006-09-24
most recent: 2011-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
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“Azerbaijan’s election to the Security Council would contribute to redressing the underrepresentation of small developing States and bring a more balanced membership to that United Nations organ. The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan would highly appreciate the valuable support of the States Members of the United Nations for its candidature for a non-permanent seat in the Security Council.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Thus, over the past years, we hosted a number of high-profile and action-oriented events, including the Summit of World Religious Leaders in April 2010, the World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue from 7 to 9 April 2011 and other similar events. Desiring to contribute further to the maintenance of international peace, security, stability and prosperity, Azerbaijan has put forward its candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the term of 2012-2013. The elections will be held this year on 21 October at the General Assembly. The year 2012 marks the twentieth anniversary of Azerbaijan’s membership in the United Nations, although, unlike other candidates from the Group of Eastern European States, we have never had an opportunity to become a member of the Security Council.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We have taken a number of steps towards the establishment of a consortium, comprising of major telecommunications operators in the region. Azerbaijan has always been a place of coexistence and tolerance among various faiths, ethnic groups and philosophies. It is one of the unique places where different cultures and civilizations meet at the crossroads between East and West and North and South. As a bridge between cultures and an active member of the Group of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations, Azerbaijan feels responsible for promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue based on mutual respect and understanding.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Azerbaijan has provided urgent aid to support the ongoing efforts towards the eradication of famine in that region. The Government of Azerbaijan is currently considering additional funding to support the international community in ramping up its efforts to respond to the humanitarian situation and contribute to a mid- and long-term sustainable solution to the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Proceeding from the fruitful cooperation between the United Nations and the Government of Azerbaijan, resolution 64/186, entitled “Building connectivity through the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway”, initiated by Azerbaijan, was adopted at the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly on 21 December 2009. As the main coordinator of the project, Azerbaijan has conducted a feasibility study and is financing the Secretariat of the project.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The time has come for Palestine to be fully represented at the United Nations. Azerbaijan is determined to contribute further to the realization of the development goals and objectives agreed within the United Nations. In recent years, Azerbaijan has enhanced its humanitarian assistance to support international and national efforts aimed at eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development and global prosperity for all. We pay particular attention to addressing the special needs and vulnerabilities of developing and least developed countries, as well as those recovering from natural disasters and suffering from climate change, in particular small island States. The recent humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa once again demonstrated the importance of global solidarity.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We believe that the international community will convince the Armenian side to respect the generally accepted norms and principles of international law and cease abusing the right of Azerbaijanis to live within their own territories, including the Nagorno Karabakh region. In return, we are ready to guarantee the highest level of self-rule for that region within the Republic of Azerbaijan. I would like to touch upon another important issue of the international agenda — Palestine. Azerbaijan reaffirms its adherence to the position expressed by the majority of the United Nations Member States. We reiterate our long-standing solidarity with the people and leadership of Palestine, and believe that the time has come to reach a breakthrough in that long-standing and very important issue.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Azerbaijan is confident that the conflict resolution must start with the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories, within the fixed timetable, followed by the restoration of communications, the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, and the creation of conditions for the peaceful coexistence of Azerbaijanis and Armenians in the Nagorno Karabakh region within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. That step-by-step approach, which has been proposed by mediators and supported by the international community, except, unfortunately, the leadership of Armenia, can bring durable peace, stability and predictability to the region. Azerbaijan still maintains its interest, motivation and patience in that very hard and sensitive process of 11-51670 30 negotiations.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“It is obvious that one cannot expel peoples from their homes on ethnic grounds and, at the same time, speak about self-determination for those who remain on the same grounds. Azerbaijan recognizes that the right of peoples to self-determination can be implemented only “at all times in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and with the relevant norms of international law, including those relating to territorial integrity of States”, as enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“As a country suffering from the occupation of its territories and the forcible displacement of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, Azerbaijan is the most interested party in the earliest negotiated settlement of the conflict. Our position is well known to the international community. It is based on strict adherence to the norms and principles of international law, according to which the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible and must be rejected resolutely and unconditionally. It is absolutely illogical that the leadership of Armenia, which has implemented the total ethnic cleansing of not only the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, but also of the Azerbaijani population in its own territory, is trying to apply the principle of self- determination.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Such activities serve to further consolidate the current status quo of the occupation, securing the results of ethnic cleansing and colonization of the seized lands, as well as to seriously hamper the prospects for conflict resolution. Earlier in this Hall, we heard a very aggressive and unconstructive statement by the President of Armenia. He openly confirmed that destructive policy of Armenia. (see ) The Field Assessment Mission conducted by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in October 2010 to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, stated, inter alia, that the status quo of the occupation was unacceptable and urged Armenia to put an end to its illegal practices in those territories.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“What is even more worrisome is that, instead of preparing its people for a peaceful, prosperous and stable future in friendship and cooperation with the neighbouring countries, the leadership of Armenia continues to publicly incite the future generations to new wars, violence and aggression and to propagate, by all means, the dangerous ideas of animosity and hatred towards not only Azerbaijan, but also other peoples of the region. Illegal activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, including the implantation of ethnic Armenian settlers, as well as the destruction and appropriation of historical and cultural heritage, represent another source of serious concern.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In 1993, the Security Council adopted four resolutions (resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993) 874 (1993) and 884 (1993)) demanding the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces from all the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and reaffirmed the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. The same appeals were made also by other international organizations. Unfortunately, Armenia continues to ignore the calls of the international community.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“For almost two decades, we have witnessed the flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and other documents of international law by the Republic of Armenia, which has perpetrated aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. As a result of that aggression, almost 20 per cent of the territory of Azerbaijan remains under occupation and about 1 million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons are unable to return to their homes.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In that document, the General Assembly reiterated that all Member States should strictly adhere to their obligations, as laid down in the United Nations Charter, and reaffirmed, inter alia, the commitment to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States. Azerbaijan looks forward to the relevant guidance for more effective mediation, as indicated in the resolution, and we are ready to actively contribute to its elaboration. Unfortunately, we have to admit that 29 11-51670 not all States approach their international obligations responsibly and comply with the generally accepted norms and principles of international law.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of General Assembly at the sixty-sixth session, and wish you every success in that highly responsible post. I thank your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss, for his productive work during the last session. I also express my profound respect and gratitude to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his leadership and dedication to revitalizing the United Nations Organization. With regard to the theme of this year’s general debate, we welcome the adoption at the sixty-fifth session of resolution 65/283 on strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In the course of the last two years, the United Nations has continued to represent a unique platform for international standard-setting in the field of human rights by adopting two major documents — namely, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Undoubtedly, adoption of those important instruments represents a significant step forward in a long historical process. Already a signatory to the first Convention, Azerbaijan is currently considering signing the latter.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Although Armenia dissociated itself from the resolution after joining the consensus on it, we still believe that establishing the proper conditions for the environmental operation may become a significant confidence-building measure. As a member of the Human Rights Council, Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the efficient functioning of the Council. It is our common task and responsibility to ensure that this institution lives up to the expectations vested in it and becomes a truly objective, vigorous and credible universal human rights body. We are looking forward to finalizing the institution-building of the Council so that it becomes fully operational and devotes attention to the issues directly within its mandate.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“From this high podium, I would like to address the Armenian nation in order that they recognize that their policy of breaching peace and stability in the region has very dangerous, counter-productive and disastrous implications for the long-term perspective of development, above all, for Armenia. I am confident that Azerbaijan will restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is only a question of time. Finally, on this issue, I would like to express our gratitude to Member States for their unequivocal support extended in September 2006 to General Assembly resolution 60/285, entitled “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Negotiations on conflict resolution, which since 1992 have been carried out within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, have so far not yielded any results. The more time passes, the more difficult it is for us to observe from our side of the line of contact the attempts of the current Armenian leadership to consolidate the results of the occupation of our territories, their attempts to destroy everything associated with the Azerbaijani legacy in these territories and to carry out illegal activities thereon. The United Nations shall not tolerate such action.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“As a result of the conflict, we are still facing the continued occupation by Armenia of a significant part, almost 20 per cent, of the internationally recognized territories of Azerbaijan. We are hosting approximately one million refugees and internally displaced persons, who were notoriously ethnically cleansed and brutally expelled from their homes of origin in Armenia and in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s position on conflict settlement is fully based on the norms and principles of international law, plus four relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council that provide for the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the establishment of vast opportunities for the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of the Nagorny Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“They all started from the manifestation of aggressive separatism, were accompanied by ethnic cleansing against civilians and resulted in the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of these States. GUAM is firmly convinced that the settlement of these protracted conflicts must be based on territorial integrity within their internationally recognized borders. Together with GUAM colleagues, Azerbaijan will defend this fundamental principle of international law, initiate formal discussions in the General Assembly and mobilize support of the United Nations Member States. The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorny Karabakh conflict remains the most serious challenge to the security of our region.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Our priority is to espouse GUAM geopolitical and geo-economic advantages, utilize its role as a natural corridor bridging Europe and Asia and promote the development of civil societies and the economic cooperation of GUAM Member States. At the same time, GUAM serves as an effective instrument to increase the international community’s awareness about risks and challenges that its Member States have been facing. In this regard, I would like refer to agenda item 16 of the current session relating to the protracted conflicts in the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova. These conflicts have almost the same origin, similarly-developed scenario and dangerous outcome.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Building on this rich experience, during its chairmanship of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Ministerial Council, our country provided substantial input to enhancing dialogue and broadening mutual understanding among nations, cultures and religions. We believe that by spreading knowledge about Islam and its values, cultural dialogue between the civilizations will contribute to mutual understanding and trust. In this regard, the framework of the Alliance of Civilizations provides a good opportunity for joint action and partnership. Azerbaijan currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) group.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We believe that this success shows the efficiency of our Initiative, and we invite United Nations Member States to discuss the achievements made under the EITI. We plan to introduce a draft resolution on this subject during the current session. Using our geographical location and unique transportation possibilities, we are pioneering projects on bridging Europe and Asia. Countries to the east of the Caspian Sea have expressed a vivid interest in these projects, and the role of Azerbaijan in regional affairs has become more important and has been transformed into a stabilization factor. By dint of its political and historical background, Azerbaijan became home to various cultures and religions.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We believe that the sustainability of growth and development in Azerbaijan not only is ensured by the availability of natural resources but also attests to the commitment and capacity of the Government to protect the rights of investors and to implement its commitments under various contracts in the multibillion range. Transparency and efficiency in oil revenue management constitutes an important part of the Government’s efforts to improve public service and accountability. Thus, it gives me great pleasure to inform delegates that the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan, which leads the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Azerbaijan, won the prestigious 2007 United Nations Public Service Award in the category of improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the public service.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Last year, we had a 34 per cent growth in gross domestic product (GDP), and more than 35 per cent this year. In four years, the State budget increased more than fourfold. We managed to decrease unemployment and poverty significantly. A 36.8 per cent increase in the population’s income and savings in financial institutions is a direct indication of the improvement in livelihood. Investments continue to play a catalytic role in the overall development of the country. In 2007, the level of investments from all financial sources has reached a growth of 10.6 per cent. Most important, as compared to previous years, the share of domestic investments currently accounts for a significant increase of 50.8 per cent, and a large part of it goes to the non-oil sector. These are very important steps towards achieving our goal of a diversified economy.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“This year, 2007, marks the fifteenth anniversary of Azerbaijan’s membership in the United Nations. I will use this apt occasion both for reflecting on our experience and for looking ahead. The development of our region is inextricably linked to energy security issues. We in Azerbaijan have been working for more than 10 years on our energy security. When we started our energy projects, the development of oil and gas fields and construction of pipelines, we could not imagine that our energy resources would be so crucial in supporting the causes of free competition and free market. But it so happens that we are right on time and ready to provide an important contribution to global energy security. Our firm dedication to the policy of economic, political and social reform allowed us to improve our economic performance significantly.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Our approach to problems that transcend national boundaries should be based on a global consensus, while maintaining the key role of the United Nations in the cooperative management of these problems. We need to advance further and harmonize diverging views on the reform of the Security Council. The Council should be transformed into a democratic and respectful organ, reflecting its universal character, corresponding to present-day realities, and taking into consideration the need for balanced geographic representation in its membership. The reform package should strengthen the General Assembly as the policy-making organ of the United Nations. It is only through reinforcement of the Assembly’s role and mandate that we can successfully tackle some of the most pressing issues facing humanity, not least the process of globalization.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“I would like to add my voice to those of previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on the occasion of your election to the noble post of President of the General Assembly. I am confident that you will carry forward the able legacy left by your predecessor, Mrs. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa. Our warm tribute also goes to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, as he strives to reinvigorate our Organization. We all have the great belief that in the twenty- first century the United Nations will be a more effective Organization. The continued relevance of this Organization will, to a large extent, depend on our ability to attune it to our concerns and make it responsive to our needs. The United Nations must continue to serve the interests of all its Members States, regardless of whether they are big or small.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“As a newly elected member of the Human Rights Council, Azerbaijan reiterates its readiness to cooperate with other Member States in order to ensure that the new Council becomes an effective body guided by the principles of universality, objectivity and non- selectivity and that it bases its activity on constructive and transparent dialogue and cooperation.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Last but not least, the establishment of the Human Rights Council marked a critical step towards enhancing the universal system for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide. The Council has been endowed with the necessary mandate to give human rights the central role foreseen by the Charter, and its status is that of a subsidiary body of the General Assembly. We have to build effective mechanisms, such as universal periodic review, special procedures and a complaints procedure within the Council.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The key challenge facing the Government is to create a favourable environment for investment in the non-oil sector and to diversify exports. To achieve this objective, it must keep domestic reforms on track and strive to strengthen the business environment. The year 2006 marked a historic moment for the region and beyond, with the official inauguration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. We are looking forward to completion of the Baku-Tbilisi- Erzerum natural gas pipeline this fall and remain committed to contributing to global energy security. At the same time, we are actively developing transregional infrastructure projects, in particular the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad, which has been recognized as an important addition to the East-West and North- South transportation corridors.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Azerbaijan believes that international organizations should support the efforts of countries to improve and sustain their economic performance. We look forward to the contribution of the United Nations with a stronger and more effective Economic and Social Council capable of effectively discharging its newly assigned functions. Let me now describe the economic outlook for Azerbaijan and its experience in enhancing growth, development and social well-being. In the light of trends in 2005, gross domestic product is expected to increase by 30.5 per cent in 2006, driven by oil and gas production and exports. In 2006, State spending has been increased by up to 65 per cent, a large proportion being spent on the public sector and infrastructure.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Hence, there is no greater imperative than to fulfil the development agenda and to strengthen global partnership for development. Azerbaijan is convinced that national development strategies should be a principal framework of development cooperation and support. Efficiency in the implementation process cannot be achieved unless it employs measures targeted at increasing the self-sufficiency of countries in the long run, inter alia, through knowledge, capacity-building, infrastructure development and market access and, ultimately, by reducing their dependence on foreign aid. A favourable global economic situation remains a prerequisite for the success of national development strategies, macroeconomic policies and, eventually, the economic and financial stability and growth of countries.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Procedural disadvantages should not constrain the Member States from bringing critical issues affecting their security to the attention of the Assembly. The GUAM heads of State, in their Joint Declaration on the issue of conflict settlement, called upon States and international organizations to further facilitate, within their competence, conflict settlement processes in the GUAM area. Therefore, the inclusion of the new item on conflicts in the GUAM area in the agenda of the General Assembly is an attempt to raise the awareness of the Assembly of dangerous developments emerging from those unresolved conflicts. The pledges we have made to promote better standards of living in larger freedom nourish the faith of people around the world in future positive change and development.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“It could be given a chance to join ongoing regional and transnational projects, but 06-53341 22 prior to that Yerevan has to take a number of steps to establish normal relations with its neighbours. The first plenary meetings of the Assembly under the presidency of Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa were marked by an extremely difficult debate over an issue that was procedural in nature, but had a substantial political bearing. I join my colleagues from the States members of the Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) in commending her wisdom and efforts aimed at ensuring that the rules of this house serve the interests of all Member States.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“What is more worrisome is that Armenia is attempting to support by all available means the separatist regime established under its control in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and to spread myths and legends about the historical past and the alleged democratic and economic achievements of the regime. As a matter of fact, the reality on the ground proves the opposite. The Armenian community, which is the only remaining part of the entire population of the Nagorny Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, is increasingly inclined to leave the unrecognized quasi-entity due to worsening living conditions and the lack of any prospect of economic and social development. The dynamics of development of the entire region are strikingly evident, and in five or 10 years the economic growth of the region vis-à-vis Armenia will be much more impressive.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Our position is based on relevant resolutions of the Security Council and decisions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which unequivocally demand the unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the restoration of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the creation of favourable conditions for the safe return of the civilian population, the restoration of intercommunal relations, and the elaboration of the status of self-government within a democratic and legal process, based on the agreement of both communities of the region. It is difficult to hope for a breakthrough in the negotiations when Armenia rejects face-to-face meetings and refuses to take a constructive approach to solving existing problems.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Such a logical chain of events will establish the necessary conditions for the next stage of the settlement, which is normalizing life in the conflict- affected area, restoring intercommunal relations, launching socio-economic development and considering appropriate models of self-rule for the entire population of the region within Azerbaijan.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Basically, there are two main issues on which the parties disagree — the definition of the status of self-rule for the population of the occupied Nagorny Karabakh region and the withdrawal of Armenian forces from all the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. There is a common understanding that the status cannot be defined today. It should be elaborated through a peaceful, democratic and legal process with the direct participation and consent of both Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of the Nagorny Karabakh region. To that end, the Armenian occupying forces have to withdraw from the occupied territories and the necessary conditions have to be in place to allow the secure and dignified return of the indigenous Azerbaijani displaced persons to the Nagorny Karabakh region and the surrounding territories of Azerbaijan.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“On the other, it serves as an unprecedented example of engaging the parties to the conflict, particularly Armenia and Azerbaijan, in a joint environmental operation to be carried out directly in the fire-affected zone. The implementation of the resolution will contribute to establishing an atmosphere of trust and confidence and will give positive impetus to the negotiation process. Sadly, that is the only positive development so far and cannot be attributed to the overall situation concerning the settlement process. Although no substantial progress has been registered so far, the parties and mediators have accepted the stage-by-stage approach in the settlement process as the only possible option.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The Assembly adopted without a vote a resolution stressing the necessity to conduct an urgent environmental operation with a view to suppressing the fires, overcoming their detrimental impact and rehabilitating the affected territories. The resolution has a two-fold purpose. On the one hand, it envisages a number of practical steps, including an assessment of the short- and long-term impact of the fires on the environment as a step in preparation for the environmental operation, counteracting the environmental degradation of the region, and the rehabilitation of the fire-affected part of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Azerbaijan, in its capacity as Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) calls upon Member States to undertake concrete measures to enhance dialogue and 21 06-53341 broaden understanding among nations, cultures and religions by promoting tolerance and respect for freedom of religion and belief. It is of vital importance to raise public awareness about the tenets and values of Islam worldwide, including in the Muslim societies. To that end, we plan to host in Baku in 2007, under the aegis of the OIC, an international conference on the role of the mass media in developing tolerance and mutual understanding. The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan has recently become a subject of urgent consideration by the General Assembly, due to the massive fires occurring in those territories.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Azerbaijan will continue its efforts to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the conflict and alleviate the sufferings of civilians in Lebanon. I would like to express profound support for the States that have fallen victim to terrorist attacks. While strongly condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reaffirming our commitment to jointly fight that global scourge, we register our serious concern over attempts to link terrorism to the Islamic religion, culture or people. There is a dire need to stop and reverse a growing tendency towards Islamophobia in the world.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The election of the new Secretary-General is an event of the utmost importance for the Organization. It has already been revealed to suffer from a number of deficiencies and requires greater transparency and inclusion of the wider membership. Azerbaijan believes that the new head of the United Nations should clearly recognize the trends and challenges faced by the international community at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Azerbaijan regrets that the late response of the Security Council to the evolving crisis in the Middle East allowed the humanitarian tragedy to unfold. In that regard, implementation of the measures contained in Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), including those related to the Lebanese Government’s seven- point peace plan, is very important for bringing durable peace to the Middle East.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“As we move towards such ambitious goals, it is increasingly apparent that multilateralism with a strong United Nations at its core remains the only reliable instrument for maintaining international peace and security, achieving sustainable development and promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Strengthening the deliberative and decision- making authority of the General Assembly, which represents the views of all Member States, is key to the successful implementation and effectiveness of the reforms. Azerbaijan believes that reform of the Security Council should not be confined to enlargement of its membership. We stand for the rationalization of the Council’s working methods, greater transparency in decision-making, accountability in performance and full implementation of its resolutions.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“I am pleased to emphasize the positive moves that we have made since last September on issues such as development, the environment, HIV/AIDS, Secretariat reform, establishment of the Central Emergency Response Fund and the Peacebuilding Fund. The founding of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council are remarkable moments in the history of the United Nations. Yet more remains to be done to realize our common vision of solidarity and collective security, which is premised on the shared values and principles of the Charter.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly and wish her every success during her tenure. I would like also to extend my sincere thanks to her predecessor, my good friend Mr. Jan Eliasson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, for his efforts and active work with the delegations throughout the last session. The 2005 High-level Plenary Meeting of the Assembly became an important milestone in the history of the United Nations. It reaffirmed our faith in the Organization and our unwavering interest to make it stronger and effective.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)