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Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov

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first: 2022-09-24
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“The challenges that we face today require a renewed commitment to international cooperation and solidarity. It is only through joint efforts that we can overcome the complex challenges of the present and future to build a brighter future for ourselves and for generations to come.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan will not tolerate violations of international law and will continue taking appropriate steps at the international level. In particular. Azerbaijan’s initiation of judicial proceedings to hold Armenia accountable for grave violations of international human rights law. and to bring to justice those responsible for such crimes, is a significant step towards achieving accountability. Azerbaijan is fully committed to the objectives of a peaceful, secure, stable and prosperous South Caucasus. As a responsible actor, we will continue our efforts to advance post-conflict peace-building, reintegration and peaceful coexistence, while sparing no effort in all relevant areas, whether those are post-COVID-19 recovery, the global development agenda or energy security.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Armenia forcibly expelled some 300.000 Azerbaijanis from their ancestral homeland in a blatant violation of international law. All Azerbaijani settlements and place names in Armenia were renamed, and our historical and cultural heritage was deliberately vandalized and destroyed. Despite repeated calls by the western Azerbaijan community for launching a dialogue and ensuring a safe and dignified return to their homeland, the Government of Armenia denied them the exercise of their fundamental right to return, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and other important international acts. While remaining committed to its international obligations and open to constructive dialogue.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Armenia desecrated and destroyed Azerbaijani cultural heritage, including numerous monuments of world and national importance, mosques, temples, mausoleums, museums, art galleries, archaeological sites and libraries. The fate of almost 4.000 citizens of Azerbaijan, including 719 civilians who went missing during the conflict, remains unknown. Although several mass graves have been discovered in the liberated territories, exposing the wilful killing of Azerbaijani civilians and other persons protected under international humanitarian law. Armenia refuses to clarify the whereabouts of missing persons. Resolving that issue is essential not only in terms of accountability and the rights of the victims and their families, but also for post-conflict reconciliation and normalization. Between 1987 and 1991.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Given the ongoing landmine problem in Azerbaijan and the challenges facing our national agencies in addressing it. we urgently need greater international support in strengthening our humanitarian mine-action capacity, which would not only aid in demining efforts but also contribute to the global campaign against landmines and demonstrate a commitment to peace and cooperation in the region. Ensuring justice for serious war crimes and crimes against humanity is vital to healing the wounds of the past conflict. In addition to upholding the rights and interests of the victims, accountability and redress are also critical prerequisites on the path to genuine post-conflict normalization and reconciliation. Over more than 30 years of aggression and occupation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Regrettably, the massive contamination of Azerbaijan’s territory with landmines and other explosive devices remains a significant obstacle to the smooth progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction and is a threat to the people returning home after three decades of displacement. Armenia’s refusal to share all of its maps of mined areas, and its continued planting of landmines, booby traps and other explosives even after its declared cessation of all military activities, are further aggravating the situation and increasing the human toll. Since November 2020. 315 individuals have fallen victim to landmines planted by Armenia. Some mines were transferred to and planted in Azerbaijani territory after the signing of the trilateral statement.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Every effort should be made to build on the progress already achieved and finalize the normalization process without further delay. Azerbaijan is determined and committed to promoting the normalization agenda. Along with the interstate process of normalization with Armenia. Azerbaijan has launched large-scale rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts to eliminate the harsh consequences of the 30 years of military occupation of our territories, aimed at safeguarding the right of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis to eventually exercise their violated right to a safe and dignified return. Thanks to the Government’s tireless efforts, life is now returning to areas that experienced unprecedented vandalism in the 30 years of Armenian military occupation. The first groups of displaced families have already returned to their places of origin.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“it is essential for Armenia to finally realize that rejecting the offer of a just and equal peace — based on its hopes of better conditions for achieving its revanchist aims in future — is not viable and has no chance of succeeding. The Armenian leadership’s verbal statements on recognizing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, including the Garabagh region, must be translated into tangible steps. It will be critical to ensure meaningful engagement by international actors that are able and willing to support Azerbaijan and Armenia in that endeavour in a fair, impartial and unbiased manner. It is equally important for all who are unable to be honest brokers to refrain from projecting their short-sighted agendas onto the process.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The Constitution, the national legislation of Azerbaijan and the international commitments we have undertaken provide a solid basis for that. Despite all the serious challenges created by Armenia’s destructive position. Azerbaijan once again reaffirms its readiness for a genuine dialogue and negotiations with Armenia on the basis of equal and reciprocal respect for each other’s legitimate interests. We maintain a firm belief that there is a historic opportunity for Azerbaijan and Armenia to establish good-neighbourly relations and coexist side by side in peace as two sovereign States within their internationally recognized borders. It is high time to seize that opportunity. To that end.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The long-overdue meeting of a special representative of the Government of Azerbaijan with representatives of Armenian residents finally took place on 21 September in the city of Yevlakh. The dialogue will continue as a format for directly discussing the Government’s reintegration plans and addressing issues related to restoring and operating infrastructure and the delivery of humanitarian goods and public services. The central Government institutions have begun rapidly carrying out the necessary humanitarian support measures, and we have mobilized every effort to address the immediate needs of the local civilians. On that point. I want to reiterate that Azerbaijan is determined to reintegrate the ethnic Armenian residents of the Garabagh region as equal citizens.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“More evidence is being collected now as the disarmament efforts continue on the ground. No sovereign State would tolerate an illegal military presence on its soil, and Azerbaijan is no exception. Our counter-terror measures achieved the goals that had been set. Armenia and its subordinate illegal regime were forced to agree to disarm, dismantle all illegal structures and withdraw from Azerbaijan. The reason that this did not happen peacefully lies in Armenia’s brazen aggressiveness and a lack of adequate action on the part of the third-party facilitators involved. Having concluded our counter-terror measures, we have now embarked on the practical implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts on the ground.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan launched local counterterrorism measures to neutralize the illegal armed formations in order to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect the safety and security of its residents. The measures were limited, proportionate and aimed exclusively at neutralizing legitimate military targets by using high-precision ammunition, in full compliance with the norms of humanitarian law. Every possible measure was taken to avoid collateral damage. In less than 24 hours, the horrific scale of the illegal militarization of Azerbaijan’s territories became clear, with the neutralization of more than 90 military outposts. 20 combat vehicles. 40 artillery pieces. 30 mortars, six electromagnetic warfare systems and two anti-aircraft missile systems.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan, like the broader international community, welcomed that development, hoping it would finally lead to de-escalation on the ground and pave the way for restoring the focus on pressing issues pertinent to inter-State normalization. However. Armenia failed to meet those expectations yet again, resorting instead to military provocation in an attempt to continue its blame game against Azerbaijan. As a result, one day later, mines planted by an Armenian sabotage group led to the tragic death of six Azerbaijani citizens — two civilians and four police officers — in two separate explosions. Another six police officers were seriously injured. In response.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Armenia recklessly politicized and essentially obstructed the delivery of goods to the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan in service of its separatist agenda and blocked the consistent efforts of several international actors to find a legitimate and practical solution through dialogue. On 18 September, a simultaneous delivery of humanitarian goods through Aghdam and Lachin — which was offered by Azerbaijan months ago and positively received by all the international actors involved — was finally conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross, as Armenia was forced to withdraw its weeks-long obstructions.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“While our legitimate and fact-based concerns were acknowledged behind closed doors, that was not translated into real steps and targeted public messages persuading Armenia to honour its commitments. Armenia therefore felt emboldened and once again bought into the delusion that it would be better off by opting for a status quo based on an illegal military presence and line-of-contact logic in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan. It also proceeded to ignite tension through a global campaign of manipulation and disinformation targeting Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and blatantly interfering in its internal affairs. For months now Armenia has mobilized every available resource for its manipulation campaign, based on fabricated allegations of blockade, humanitarian crisis or ethnic cleansing. To that end.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“As a result, the efforts for durable peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia have once again become hostage to Armenia’s policy of revanchism. Since November 2020. armed formations, numbering more than 10.000 and equipped with heavy offensive weaponry, have been maintained by Armenia for almost three years on Azerbaijan’s sovereign soil, including by abusing the Lachin corridor in an attempt to fuel separatism. While engaging in negotiations during this period, we have consistently drawn the attention of all international actors involved in the normalization process and of the wider international community to the serious threat posed by Armenia’s unwillingness to fulfil its commitments, and we have called for a peaceful solution.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan initiated a normalization agenda and offered peace to Armenia, based on equal and reciprocal respect for the legitimate interests of both sides through mutual recognition of and respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the inviolability of their borders. In the past few months, thanks to the concerted efforts of international partners, the negotiations have intensified and yielded limited, but promising, results. But we are seeing Armenia repeat its past patterns by pretending to participate in talks, backtracking on previously undertaken commitments at the last minute and committing political, military, and other provocations at every stage of the negotiations so as to avoid taking concrete steps.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Our projected increase in renewable electricity production will enable us to become an exporter of green electricity to European countries through the landmark trans-regional Black Sea submarine cable project that Azerbaijan has embarked on with partner countries. Azerbaijan is also a key player in the development of trans-regional connectivity projects. In 2022 we increased transit flow by 70 per cent by boosting investments in transportation infrastructure and widening cooperation with our regional partners. Despite the unprecedented suffering, deprivation and devastation that the people of Azerbaijan were subjected to during Armenia’s 30-year military occupation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Achieving a clean environment and green growth is one of the five priority areas of our new national development strategy. Azerbaijan has voluntarily pledged to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by up to 40 per cent by 2050 and to establish a green-energy zone in its Garabagh and East Zangazur regions. Azerbaijan’s role in global energy security has further expanded from that of a traditional crude-oil supplier to that of a reliable natural-gas provider. With the completion of the Southern Gas Corridor, the biggest infrastructure project in Europe. Azerbaijan is now supplying natural gas to five more European countries. At a time when European energy security is facing unprecedented challenges, seven countries in Europe are currently receiving natural gas from Azerbaijan, and that number will increase to 10 in the near future.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“As we approach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, many parts of the world are struggling to achieve our shared vision of the future. It is imperative that we work to confront those challenges in concert. Azerbaijan has been a passionate supporter of the universal promotion and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals since their adoption. We have been pursuing transformational changes by remodelling our economy and focusing on sustainability, inclusive growth, social justice and clean energy. Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product (GDP) has tripled in less than two decades, and our poverty levels have fallen from 49 to 5 per cent. Our external public debt is expected to be approximately 10 per cent of GDP for 2023. one of the lowest in the world.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We must strengthen our joint efforts to tackle the pandemic’s consequences and consolidate efforts for the global recovery from COVID-19. In the light of that. President Aliyev of Azerbaijan initiated the establishment of a United Nations high- level panel on the post-pandemic global recovery. In March 2023 we hosted the Summit of the NAM Contact Group in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, at which, in his capacity as NAM Chair, our President declared the establishment of two global calls to support the post-pandemic recovery of Africa and small island developing States. As the first donor. Azerbaijan announced that it would allocate funds to both calls. Since 2020. Azerbaijan has provided humanitarian, economic and technical assistance amounting to $300 million to more than 130 nations.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan has been at the forefront in advancing a number of global initiatives to overcome that challenge. The lingering effects of the pandemic have created a pressing need for us to redouble our global cooperation and solidarity efforts, anchored in high-level political engagement and collaboration involving all vital stakeholders. International cooperation and political engagement require the involvement of various stakeholders, including women and young people. Azerbaijan has made that a key focus of its NAM chairmanship through the foundation of the NAM Youth Organization, with a permanent secretariat in Baku, in line with the Shusha Accords, and by initiating the establishment of a NAM platform for women. Azerbaijan also spearheaded the foundation of the NAM Parliamentary Network.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Azerbaijan advocates for a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral system with the United Nations at its core, underpinned by strict adherence to the norms and principles of international law and their non-selective application. We look forward to the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to reinvigorate global action and reflect on our collective commitment to the Charter and multilateralism. In its national capacity and as the current Chair of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM). Azerbaijan has continued to contribute to peace, security and the global sustainable development agenda, and has spared no effort to promote international solidarity and multilateralism. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In order to curb that challenge through our centuries-old tradition of diversity and multiculturalism. Azerbaijan firmly believes in fostering dialogue, mutual understanding and respect among different cultures and religions. The Government of Azerbaijan has consistently promoted intercultural and interfaith dialogue through significant global initiatives such as the Baku process and the Peace4Culture Global Call. Amid the growing challenges, it will be vital for the United Nations to continue to galvanize international solidarity and cooperation. Our Organization has a mandate to ensure that every nation has an equal voice and is treated on the same footing. The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations are binding worldwide and must be applied consistently, not selectively.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and thank the previous President. His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi. for his hard work over the past year. The world continue s to face a multitude of challenge s that transcend boundaries. From deteriorating climate trends to deep-rooted poverty, rising tensions and ravaging pandemics, the challenges plague us all. regardless of our background or location, and require bold and concerted action. International politics is becoming increasingly fragmented, leading to the division and erosion of multilateralism. The growing trend to intolerance and discrimination, in particular Islamophobia and the alarming surge in hate speech, is disturbing.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“At the same time, our country will continue to play the role of responsible member of the international community in all relevant fields, whether it is contributing to global energy security, helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic or promoting sustainable development. We believe that, in a globalized world, no country is an island, and we act accordingly.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is high time for both our nations to engage fully and wholeheartedly in post-conflict normalization so that we can finally turn the tragic page of our history and start building a better future for our children. The commitment of the Azerbaijani side is there. We hope that Armenia will finally reciprocate constructively and engage genuinely in the negotiations. Having liberated its territories from a long-term foreign military occupation, Azerbaijan is determined to spare no effort towards their full reconstruction and reintegration, in accordance with the highest possible standards.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In that context, following the agreement reached at the fourth meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the President of the European Council, held on 31 August in Brussels, Azerbaijan reiterated to Armenia its readiness to start practical work on the peace treaty without further delay. Immediately after the meeting, we proposed a concrete date and venue to Armenia for such talks. Two days ago we listened to the statement delivered here by the Prime Minister of Armenia (see A/77/ PV.9). Regrettably, this was yet further evidence demonstrating that the Armenian side seems focused on continuing the confrontation instead of normalization. In Azerbaijan, we believe that our region has seen enough confrontation, destruction and suffering.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Each time a decisive stage has been reached towards a breakthrough, Armenia has resorted to similar serious provocation as a mean of shirking the responsibility of taking necessary decisions. We would have wished that the current leadership of Armenia were not following the path of its predecessors by deliberately closing yet again the window of opportunity for peace and security in the region. Azerbaijan is resolute in further repelling any threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as to the safety of its citizens, and urges Armenia to refrain from further escalating the situation. Instead, Armenia has to constructively engage in the ongoing normalization process in order to establish a predictable, stable situation in the region through the establishment of good-neighbourly relations.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In the aftermath of the escalation, Azerbaijan has been engaged in addressing the humanitarian consequences. In that context, it declared its willingness to return to Armenia the remains of deceased military personnel on a unilateral basis, and informed the International Committee of the Red Cross accordingly. Azerbaijan is not and cannot be interested in tension. As a matter of fact, the latest hostilities erupted in close proximity to areas where impressive large-scale post-conflict investment, rehabilitation and reconstruction projects are under way. Furthermore, the latest escalation of tension fits very well into the pattern we have observed over the past 30 years from Armenia.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Thus, Armenia disregarded the ceasefire agreed on 13 September and continued shelling the territory of Azerbaijan, including with high-calibre weapons and artillery. As a result, Azerbaijan suffered further losses and casualties, included 80 servicemen killed and 282 servicemen and 2 civilians wounded. Contrary to such reckless actions of Armenia, Azerbaijan exercised the utmost restraint, took several steps, including through contacts with relevant international partners, and demonstrated good faith and genuine will to restore the ceasefire. Eventually the ceasefire was restored effective 8 p.m. on 14 September through direct communication channels between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and is being maintained, as confirmed by both sides.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Later, Armenia, using weapons of different calibres, opened fire on Azerbaijani positions, which caused losses among the military personnel of Azerbaijan and inflicted significant damage on its military infrastructure. Azerbaijan took adequate measures to neutralize the threat against its sovereignty and territorial integrity and ensure the safety of its personnel, as well as civilian personnel involved in reconstruction works in the area. The armed forces of Azerbaijan demonstrated the utmost restraint and professionalism, and limited themselves to exclusively targeting Armenia’s firing positions with high-precision weapons to suppress its attacks on the positions of Azerbaijan. Armenia clearly attempted a further escalation to manipulate the attention of the international community.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Armenia has not fully withdrawn its armed forces from Azerbaijani territories, as stipulated by the 10 November trilateral statement, and continues a variety of military activities within the territories of Azerbaijan, including planting landmines. Recently, massive numbers of anti-personnel mines produced in Armenia in 2021 have been found in the Lachin district of Azerbaijan. Following a series of political and military provocations, especially after the fourth Brussels meeting between the leaders of the two countries, Armenia resorted to another large-scale military provocation along the undelimited State borderline in the night of 12 to 13 September, attempting to plant mines on the roads between the military positions of Azerbaijan, taking advantage of the night and the complex terrain.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Equally, Azerbaijan has undertaken efforts to start the process of the delimitation and demarcation of state borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan, unblocking transportation and communication links, including the establishment of the Zangezur corridor, which is a part of the international transportation network. Notwithstanding the increased dynamism in contacts, including direct dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan in recent months, Armenia seems to be sticking to its past practice of engaging in sham negotiations, and instead implementing its commitments in good faith, frequently resorts to provocations and sabotage to exacerbate tensions and undermine ongoing normalization process with Azerbaijan.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Along with carrying out large-scale recovery and reconstruction works in the liberated territories, and pursuing the reintegration of residents in conflict- affected territories, Azerbaijan has initiated the process of normalizing inter-State relations with Armenia based on mutual recognition and respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within their State borders. On numerous occasions, Azerbaijan has expressed its readiness to start negotiations on peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and has established its national delegation to that end.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Obtaining the maps of minefields, along with targeted and sustainable international technical and financial assistance to further strengthen and increase national mine action capacities and efforts in Azerbaijan, will be critically important to saving lives and strengthening peace. Sustainable United Nations support and adequate and predictable mine action funding are indispensable. Azerbaijan is committed to regional peace, stability and development. The establishment of good- neighbourly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan is key to building a secure, stable and prosperous South Caucasus through full-fledged regional normalization.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“One of the major impediments to the ongoing recovery and reconstruction efforts and the safe return of displaced persons is a massive contamination of liberated territories by landmines and other explosive devices, and the continued refusal of Armenia to provide accurate and complete information on mined areas. Over the years of occupation of and during withdrawal of its forces from Azerbaijani territories, Armenia heavily and indiscriminately contaminated those areas with mines and other explosive hazards. Since the signing of trilateral statement, more than 240 Azerbaijani civilians and military have been killed or seriously injured by mine explosions.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Such activities are aimed at finally enabling hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons to return to their homes in safety and dignity and at ensuring a peaceful life in conflict-affected territories. The first families have recently returned to Aghali village, in the liberated Zangilan district of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is resolved to reintegrate its citizens of Armenian origin residing in conflict-affected territories into its political, social and economic space, guaranteeing them the same rights and freedoms enjoyed by all the citizens of Azerbaijan regardless of their ethnic, religious or any other affiliation. The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan provides a solid legal framework in this regard.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As a result, Azerbaijan liberated its territories and the three-decade armed conflict was resolved by military and political means, in line with the trilateral statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia on 10 November 2020. The trilateral statement announced the end of all military activities between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It set the parameters for consolidating peace in the region, such as the complete withdrawal of all Armenian armed units from the territory of Azerbaijan, the return of displaced persons and the unblocking of all economic and transport connections in the region. Azerbaijan has now embarked upon unprecedented recovery and reconstruction activities in the liberated territories and prioritized their full reintegration.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Within almost 30 years, Armenia, having committed ethnic cleansing, carried out an illegal settlement policy by transferring Armenians en masse from Armenia and third countries to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, in blatant violation of international humanitarian law, with the aim of preventing Azerbaijanis from return to their places of origin and securing the annexation of these territories. Conflict resolution efforts under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe yielded no results. Almost 30 years on, in the autumn of 2020, Azerbaijan, in response to yet another large-scale military provocation by Armenia and guided by the inherent rights conferred upon the Member States by the United Nations Charter, launched a counteroffensive operation.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Earlier this year, ISESCO sent a technical mission to Azerbaijan to undertake a post-conflict state of conservation assessment of the cultural heritage in its liberated territories. For decades, Azerbaijan has called on Armenia to support an independent, transparent UNESCO mission to assess and advise on the protection and preservation of cultural heritage in the region. Although the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijan’s territory ended in 2020, a UNESCO mission has yet to arrive, and I once again publicly call for such a mission. The scale of violations and destruction demonstrates a clear intent and purpose to terrorize, kill and expel Azerbaijani civilians and erase all traces of Azerbaijan from those territories.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Back then, the Security Council unanimously expressed its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan, and demanded the withdrawal of all occupying forces from Azerbaijani territories, as did the General Assembly. In the course of its aggression, Armenia occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan’s territory. Twenty thousand Azerbaijanis were killed and more than 1 million became refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Almost 4,000 citizens of Azerbaijan, civilian and military alike, remain missing in connection with the conflict. Armenia has inflicted long-term damage on the environment in Azerbaijan. Also, thousands of Azerbaijani cultural heritage objects have been destroyed, plundered or misappropriated by Armenia.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“This year marks thirtieth anniversary of admission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to membership of the United Nations. Since becoming part of the United Nations family, Azerbaijan has consistently demonstrated its strong commitment to the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We joined the United Nations at a time when the very principles, that the Organization stands for were being blatantly violated in relation to Azerbaijan. In those difficult times, the United Nations stood with Azerbaijan in defending the core values enshrined in its Charter. Azerbaijan suffered grievously from the aggression of Armenia in the early 1990s, at the core of which were groundless territorial claims, misinterpretations of international law, fabricated historical narratives and racist motivations.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Sustainability has also been mainstreamed in postconflict reconstruction and rehabilitation activities, including in the liberated territories. New cities and villages are now being built from scratch by applying modern urban planning methods, the concepts of “smart city” and “smart village”. After the war, $3 billion have already been allocated from the State budget for those purposes, and Azerbaijan is keen to invest even more in the future. The liberated area has been designated as a green energy zone. Positioned at the crossroads of North-South and East-West transport corridors, Azerbaijan is a rising transit country. Corridors and routes passing through Azerbaijan offer competitive advantages for transport operators and businesses in terms of high-end infrastructure and fast, secure transit traffic.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is against that backdrop that the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan rose by 11 per cent in the first half of 2022, triggering an increase in our gross domestic product by 7.2 per cent. Currently, Azerbaijan is one of the few countries worldwide that are gradually mainstreaming sustainable energy into its development agenda, while being a reliable hydrocarbons exporter to international markets. We will increase our profile in that regard, including by introducing new elements of alternative and renewable energy as well. A recently concluded European Union-Azerbaijan memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership in the field of energy is a good example of Azerbaijan’s constructive input into global energy security.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Over the past year, Azerbaijan has progressed further in terms of its achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and is ranked in the top 50 countries in the United Nations Sustainable Development Report 2022. Azerbaijan is among 12 countries that have submitted three voluntary national reviews to the High-level Political Forum, held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. We pursue transformational changes in remodelling our economy to make the transition to a green and circular economy. The clean environment and green growth have been identified as among the five priority areas of our new national development strategy. This transition stands high on our development agenda, despite the fact that the oil and gas sector plays a significant role in our economy.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Both in its national capacity and as current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, Azerbaijan is keen to continue contributing to peace and security, strengthening the international legal order and enhancing dialogue, global solidarity and multilateralism. We also look forward to the Summit of the Future, its intergovernmentally negotiated outcome and a new agenda for peace as an opportunity to reinvigorate global action and reflect on collective commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and multilateralism. Azerbaijan is fully committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We have launched a new development strategy up to 2030, which goes hand in hand with the 2030 Agenda.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The President of Azerbaijan, in that regard, has initiated the establishment of a high-level United Nations panel on post-pandemic global recovery, which will be among the topics to be elaborated on at the upcoming summit-level meeting of the NAM Contact Group in response to COVID-19, to be held in Baku in the coming months. Since gaining its independence, Azerbaijan has made a long journey, transforming from a country with imposed security challenges on its own soil into a contributor to global security. Along the way, Azerbaijan has been a strong and reliable partner of the United Nations, staunchly supported it and actively contributed to its activities.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“On behalf of NAM, Azerbaijan also submitted resolutions on ensuring equal, affordable, timely and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, which were adopted by the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council with the overwhelming support of Member States. Along with an effective vaccination campaign in the country, Azerbaijan has donated a significant number of COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need. We have provided international assistance to more than 80 countries to combat the pandemic. We will continue our endeavours aimed at further strengthening international cooperation in addressing the consequences of the pandemic and consolidating efforts for global recovery from COVID-19.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“All immediate and long-term challenges brought by the pandemic necessitate new mechanisms supported, by high-level political engagement, that would provide a comprehensive framework for global cooperation and solidarity. From the very beginning, Azerbaijan, in its national capacity and as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), has advocated greater global solidarity to overcome the pandemic and put forward a number of global initiatives to that end. The initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, in his capacity as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, to convene a special session of the General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic enjoyed broad support of the United Nations membership.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)