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Aliyev

lines on the record: 334
first: 1994-04-27
most recent: 2023-11-20
sittings or episodes: 36
sources: un-security-council

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“As the main obstacles to advancing the agenda for the normalization of inter-State relations have been eliminated, we expect that Armenia will strictly abide by its international obligations, cease and desist from disinformation and misinformation and engage faithfully in efforts to build peace and stability in the region. Attempts by some non-regional States to turn the South Caucasus into an object of geopolitical rivalry and confrontation, including by arming Armenia and encouraging its hate propaganda, do not serve peace, reconciliation and inclusive development. Azerbaijan will continue its development and peace-sustaining efforts in the region and will further contribute to global endeavours to ensure equitable access of developing countries to financing, development resources and the benefits of progress.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Despite the post-conflict peace and development prospects, Armenia opted for maintaining territorial claims, refusing to completely withdraw its armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, further inciting violent ethnic separatism in my country and increasing armed provocations on the ground. The security measures taken by Azerbaijan in its Karabakh region within less than 24 hours in September ensured the restoration of the State’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, in full conformity with the rights and responsibilities vested in States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law to protect their nationals and react to an unlawful military presence of foreign troops and illegal armed formations on their territory.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Providing support to States affected by conflict and engaged in post-conflict peacebuilding is and must remain a critical commitment of the United Nations. Such support and solidarity is critical to my country and many States around the world that are overcoming the severe consequences of conflicts. Since the end of the war three years ago, Azerbaijan has prioritized humanitarian demining, rehabilitation and the reconstruction of the liberated territories and their integration into the country’s economy to ensure the safe and dignified return of the displaced population and high standards of living. Life is gradually returning to those lands, and the first groups of displaced families have already returned to their places of origin.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“They first expelled more than 200,000 Azerbaijanis from their historical homeland in Armenia and today deny their right of return; then, ethnically cleansed all occupied territories of their more than 700,000 Azerbaijani population; razed nine cities and hundreds of villages in Azerbaijan to the ground and looted, vandalized and destroyed thousands of our cultural and religious sites. Those in Armenia who refrain from prosecuting serious crimes committed by its forces, shying away from shedding light on the fate of almost 4,000 missing Azerbaijanis, and those in Armenia who planted hundreds of thousands of landmines and other explosive devices in the formerly occupied territories and refuse now to disclose their locations are guided by the same hate motives.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“All those efforts have been undertaken despite decades of armed conflict and its devastating humanitarian and economic impact. Earlier this month, on 8 November, Azerbaijan commemorated the third anniversary of Victory Day to mark the end of the 30-year Armenian aggression and occupation. The causes of the war are indicative of how ethnonationalist ideology, the rejection of diversity and the aspiration of monoethnicity can be a driving force dominating universal principles, sustainable and inclusive development and the prospects and benefits of regional cooperation. Those who ordered and perpetrated mass atrocities against civilians and other protected persons in my country were inspired by the objectives of ethnic purity in one of the most horrific campaigns of systemic racial discrimination in recent history.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of China for having convened this important open debate. Azerbaijan has been a staunch promoter of the people-centred development approach, including through transformational changes to remodel the country’s economy with a focus on sustainability, inclusive growth, social justice and clean energy. Over the past 20 years, more than $310 billion have been invested in Azerbaijan’s economy, including approximately $200 billion in the non-energy sector. Furthermore, Azerbaijan has transformed into one of the key transport and logistics hubs between Europe and Asia, greatly contributing to the development of transregional connectivity projects, investing in transport infrastructure and widening cooperation with regional partners.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are confident that the international community and, above all, the Security Council will support this approach based on equal and reciprocal respect for the legitimate interests of both countries through mutual recognition and respect for each country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. I also have something to show to the Security Council. Social media outlets are full of numerous video clips and photos of local Armenian residents in Khankendi celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and every good occasion, and indeed, we wish them well. That photo and video evidence convincingly refutes the allegations of starvation, famine and humanitarian crisis. People are happy. They are dancing at their wedding party. That is a celebration involving very tasty cookies and so forth.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“These diplomatic dialogues have played a crucial role in bridging differences and achieving tangible progress on several articles of the future bilateral agreement aimed at establishing a lasting peace and inter-State relations between the two countries. Azerbaijan is pursuing a policy of integration of ethnic Armenian residents of the Karabakh region as equal citizens, guaranteeing to them all the rights and freedoms envisaged in the Constitution of Azerbaijan and all relevant international human rights mechanisms to which Azerbaijan is signatory. Our adherence to both these tracks is firm, just as we are firm in protecting our sovereignty and territorial integrity by all legitimate means enshrined in the United Nations Charter and international law.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Verbal statements by the leadership of Armenia on the recognition of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, including the Karabakh region, has established grounds for cautious optimism that peace is indeed within reach. Now Armenia has to transform this statement into real deeds and refrain from questioning the sovereignty of Azerbaijan, including under the pretext of the humanitarian needs of the local Armenians, residents of the Karabakh region of my country. Over the past few months, concerted efforts to intensify the normalization process with active engagement of international partners have yielded promising results.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Today, a reconnaissance group of Armenian armed forces attempted to infiltrate the territory of Azerbaijan and carry out diversion operations in the Kalbajar District was prevented from doing so, and a member of this group, Voskanyan Gagik Ashotovich, born in 1983 and armed with a machine gun and ammunition, was detained. Armenia must refrain from provocations, cease actions that undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country, abstain from meddling in our internal affairs and genuinely engage in post-conflict normalization negotiations. It is vitally important that the historic opportunity for durable peace in the region is not missed.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“In recent weeks, the Armenian armed forces illegally remaining in the territory of Azerbaijan, in blatant violation of international law and its commitment under paragraph 4 of the trilateral statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation and Armenia, have intensified the military engineering works and other military build-up. The use of radio electronic-warfare equipment illegally deployed in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan is of particular concern. Not only have civilian aircraft of the Azerbaijani airlines been subjected to radio electronic interference in recent weeks, but also the civilian aircraft of foreign countries, which poses a serious risk to their safety.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Ocampo’s assertions have been detailed by a prominent international law expert, Mr. Rodney Dixon, in his preliminary report that underlines that Ocampo’s opinion lacks substantiation, is incomplete and displays numerous inaccuracies. Accordingly, there is no foundation for claiming that a genocide is currently being perpetrated. Specifically, Mr. Dixon finds that Ocampo’s opinion is patently selective in the facts, in particular with his failure to mention Armenia’s rejection of Azerbaijan’s proposal of alternative routes to supply local Armenian residents. Such manipulations under humanitarian pretexts are not separate from the increased illegal and provocative military activities.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Today, in their visit to Aghdam, representatives of diplomatic corps accredited by Azerbaijan, including the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office and other United Nations entities, have also had a chance to see that the road was functional and ready for the transportation of goods. In this regard, I would refer Council members to the map that has been distributed to them, which clearly shows the logistics hubs, in particular international airports, on the territory of Azerbaijan that can be used to secure and provide all required assistance to populations in need. Equally unfounded are the false allegations on genocide. At this point, Armenia’s manipulative and deceptive campaign has involved the so-called opinion by Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, who presents himself as an independent expert. The flaws in Mr.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“If Armenia were genuinely concerned about the ordinary residents of the Karabakh region, it would never have objected to the use of the Aghdam- Khankandi the roads for the delivery of goods to the region. This road is connected to one of Azerbaijan’s major transportation routes, known as Silk Road or M2 Azerbaijan highway, which provides a reliable connection to international markets. Compared to the 59-kilometre-long Lachin-Khankandi road passing through mountainous and serpentine terrain, the road between Aghdam and Khankandi is only 18 kilometres long.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“The unanimous decision by the International Court of Justice on 6 July this year to dismiss Armenia’s request for an internal measure to remove the checkpoint definitively rejected Armenia’s allegations that the Lachin checkpoint is illegal. The establishment of the border checkpoint has not impeded civilian movement along the Lachin road. In fact, there was a notable increase in such movement before 15 June this year. On that date, another unwarranted provocation by Armenia unfolded when its armed forces attacked Azerbaijani border guards and Russian peacekeeping forces accompanying them. This attack resulted in an Azerbaijani border guard being severely injured and concurrently poses a direct threat to the ICRC staff and civilians passing through the checkpoint.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“The border checkpoint was established in exercise of Azerbaijan’s inherent right to safeguard its sovereignty and security and to prevent the consistent and blatant abuse by Armenia of this route for illegal military and other activities. Let me repeat that: the border checkpoint was established to prevent the consistent and blatant abuse by Armenia of this route for illegal military and other activities. Examples of such illegal activities are the rotation of its approximately 10,000 military personnel illegally stationed in the territory of Azerbaijan, transfer of weaponry, munitions and land mines, the presence of foreign nationals and terrorists on Azerbaijani territory and the unlawful extraction and transfer of natural resources from this territory. Is this humanitarian assistance?”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“The Government of Azerbaijan is strongly committed to guaranteeing and securing the access of these residents to the goods they need and establishing appropriate living conditions for them. These objectives are fully in line with principles of international law and international humanitarian law, underscoring Azerbaijan’s unwavering dedication to upholding these standards. The so-called Lachin corridor is a road within the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan without any extraterritorial status. It is primarily intended for the movement of citizens, vehicles and goods under the trilateral statement of 10 November 2020. Adhering to its commitments under this statement, my country has allowed movement along this road, which remains intact since Azerbaijan’s establishment of the checkpoint on its border with Armenia.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Armenia refused to accept the deployment of the ICRC’s Baku- based international medical personnel to Khankendi, which the ICRC itself had proposed in order to facilitate medical evacuations and help deal with the medical issues on the ground, and which was supported by my country. Armenia’s abuse of the ICRC for its political purposes also makes it crystal clear that the calls for an increased international presence, including of United Nations-affiliated organizations, have nothing to do with humanitarian concerns. Instead, the aim is to obtain more tools for manipulation. The Karabakh region of Azerbaijan is an international recognized territory of my country, and the ethnic Armenians living there are considered residents of my country — the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Immediately after the start of protests by eco-activists on a section of the Lachin-Khankendi route, Azerbaijan asked the ICRC to present the list of goods that the local residents needed and expressed its readiness to provide all the logistical and infrastructural support for their delivery. The ICRC came back with the response that the Armenian side did not want any supplies through Azerbaijan. Armenia resorted to the unprecedented action of abusing the ICRC for smuggling dual-use technologies and other items such as microchips to the Karabakh region. The ICRC had to acknowledge that, which is a serious blow to its humanitarian mandate and its reputation.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“In fact, it is a continuation of Armenia’s politicization of the presence and activities of that humanitarian organization and its reckless attempt to exploit humanitarian matters for political purposes by challenging the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and preventing the reintegration of local ethnic Armenian residents. The facts speak for themselves. Immediately after the war ended in 2020, Azerbaijan offered its logistics and infrastructure to the ICRC for the delivery of goods to the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. In 2021, those goods were transported to the ICRC’s field office in the city of Barda to be delivered to the area. The Armenians rejected it and prevented the ICRC from delivering humanitarian assistance.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“There should be no doubt that notwithstanding Azerbaijan’s intensive engagement with the Russian Federation, the United States, the European Union and the ICRC to find ways out of the situation, Armenia has been deliberately obstructing the diplomatic efforts. There is only one explanation for that, which is that Armenia is not willing to be a part of the solution. Instead, it is artificially igniting tensions in the region with a view to continuing to manipulate and mislead at the international level. The breach of the agreement on the ICRC’s delivery of humanitarian goods on 5 August is not the only obstruction.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“All of the parties involved, including the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the ICRC, were prepared to commence the implementation of the deal more or less within an hour. Unfortunately, during the briefing by the representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, we heard many references to the ICRC, so I would like to hear about these particular details from the ICRC and see them proved through further communications. In the second case, it was agreed to hold a meeting between representatives of the central authorities and local Armenian residents in the nearby city of Yevlakh. Regrettably, on 5 August, Armenia, through its illegally installed regime, reneged on both agreements at the very last moment by introducing politically motivated and illegitimate preconditions and various pretexts.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Following a series of intensive consultations and shuttle diplomacy, agreements were finally reached on the delivery of humanitarian cargo to the Karabakh region through various routes, as well as on the organization of a meeting between a special representative of the Government and representatives of local Armenian residents. In the first instance, concrete blocks and all the other physical barriers installed by the Armenian side on the Aghdam-Khankendi road should have been removed in order to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver humanitarian cargo to the local residents. That should have been followed by scaling up the usage of the Lachin road by the ICRC within 24 hours.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Against that backdrop, Armenia’s actions are nothing but the embodiment of purposeful political hypocrisy, and its appeal to the Security Council is part of a campaign that it has been pursuing for months to manipulate and mislead the international community. Had Armenia been sincere in its quest to help, it would have happened immediately. It was indeed within practical reach very recently, only days ago, as a result of the active involvement of international actors, including some Security Council members. The reason it did not materialize was due only to Armenia’s own refusal.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Given the statement I have just heard, I will start by categorically rejecting all the unfounded and groundless allegations about blockades and humanitarian crises propagated by Armenia against my country. What Armenia is trying to present as a humanitarian matter is in fact a provocative and irresponsible political campaign to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country. It was Armenia that for almost 30 years blatantly disregarded the relevant four resolutions and the series of presidential statements of the Security Council unequivocally demanding Armenia’s full, immediate and unconditional of its occupying forces from the territory of Azerbaijan.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Instead, Armenia has to abide by its international obligations, completely withdraw its armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, cease and desist from territorial claims, illegal activities and disinformation, put an end to mine terrorism, shed light on the fate of some 4,000 Azerbaijanis who went missing during the conflict, redress the harm caused to Azerbaijan, including to its food security systems, and engage faithfully in negotiations on a peace treaty and the delimitation of borders between the two States. Azerbaijan is firm in its determination to protect its people, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is fully committed to the objectives of a peaceful, secure, stable and prosperous region.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That proposal was reiterated by Azerbaijan at the recent meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Brussels, organized by the President of the European Council, who, in his public remarks, encouraged the use of the Aghdam- Khankendi route as an important part of ensuring that the needs of the Karabakh residents are met. The issue was also discussed between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow at the end of July. However, the road is currently closed, with concrete blocks by the Armenian side not allowing cargo and vehicles, including those belonging to the ICRC, to pass. Such an arbitrary denial of humanitarian assistance reveals Armenia’s sinister intention to create a false narrative of a so-called “humanitarian crisis” in the region.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Moreover, Armenia has recklessly exploited vehicles hired by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)for the smuggling of goods, such as electronic devices, microchips and other dual-use technologies, to supply its illegally deployed armed forces in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan. That is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and a serious blow to the humanitarian mandate and reputation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Azerbaijan’s consistent calls on Armenia for cooperation through border and customs entities to ensure the smooth functioning of the road for the movement of persons, cargo and services have remained unanswered. Azerbaijan has also proposed that the ICRC use the Aghdam-Khankendi route for its humanitarian activities.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The establishment of the Lachin border checkpoint is an undeniable sovereign right of Azerbaijan — the same as the right of any other State to secure and protect its borders and guarantee the security of persons, vehicles and cargo movement along the road. In fact, on 6 July, the International Court of Justice unanimously rejected Armenia’s request for provisional measures with respect to the checkpoint, essentially ruling that Armenia’s claims are groundless. Since the checkpoint began operations, civilian traffic between the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and Armenia, in both directions, increased significantly. Armenia consistently resorted to provocations to disrupt the functioning of the road and, on 15 June, opened sniper fire, as a result of which an Azerbaijani border officer was wounded.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As in its resolution 2417 (2018), today’s presidential statement (S/PRST/2023/4) particularly expressed “its deep concern over the serious humanitarian threat posed to civilians by landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices in affected countries, which has serious and lasting social and economic consequences, including regarding food security, for the populations of such countries”. Therefore, Armenia must provide, without any delay, precise and complete information on the minefields. With regard to the allegations made by the representative of Armenia earlier today, Azerbaijan condemns Armenia’s consistent efforts to abuse the issue of humanitarian assistance for its malign purposes.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In addition, it obstructs the reconstruction, reintegration and rehabilitation of those areas, delaying the safe reclamation of the highly fertile agricultural lands that are vital for food security. In her message to the second International Conference on Mine Action, held this year in Azerbaijan, the United Nations Mine Action Service Director qualified Azerbaijan “as one of the countries most densely contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war”.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Substantial areas of Azerbaijan’s farmland were spoiled and fragmented by the construction of trenches, tunnels and other defensive fortifications by Armenia. The decades-long military engineering activities of Armenia have caused significant land disturbance, affecting vegetation cover, water infiltration and surface water flows. Most disturbingly, Armenia planted more than 1.5 million landmines on our territory, contaminating more than 3,000 square miles of Azerbaijan’s land, half of which was previously arable territory. The refusal by Armenia to disclose the exact location of landmines has already claimed 57 innocent lives and severely injured 247 persons.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The aggression caused long-term and severe damage to food production capacity, with widespread land degradation, pillaged and destroyed water infrastructure and polluted water resources. In particular, the mismanagement by Armenia of the Sarsang water reservoir, the centrepiece of the water supply network in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, provoked a humanitarian crisis, as 400,000 Azerbaijanis living in the downstream regions were deprived of water for both domestic and agricultural purposes. It also caused severe environmental impacts, such as soil erosion, dehydration and desertification. Those negative impacts remain ongoing to date, along with the continued severe pollution of transboundary rivers, in particular the Okchuchay and Aras, flowing from Armenia into Azerbaijan.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I would like to start by thanking the United States presidency for convening today’s important meeting on a topic to which my country attaches particular importance. Back in 2021, Azerbaijan contributed to the Council’s open debate on conflict and hunger (see S/2021/250) by submitting a written statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Security Council’s relevant resolution, resolution 2417 (2018), recognized that conflict can affect food security, both directly and indirectly, among other things by displacing people from land, livestock grazing areas and fishing grounds or by the destruction of agricultural assets and disruption to food systems. Azerbaijan experienced first-hand conflict-driven threats to its food security during nearly 30 years of occupation of some 20 per cent of its territory by Armenia.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“No matter the number of falsehoods, insinuations and disinformation disseminated by Armenia, Azerbaijan is firm in its determination to rehabilitate, reconstruct and reintegrate its conflict-affected territories, ensure the safe and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes, advance the normalization agenda and prevent and eliminate, by all legitimate means, any threat to the safety and well-being of its people and its State sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Armenia should cease and desist from territorial claims, illegal activities and disinformation, end its mine terrorism and shed light on the fate of the several thousand Azerbaijanis who went missing during the conflict. It should redress the harm caused to Azerbaijan and engage faithfully in negotiations on a peace treaty and the delimitation of the border between the two States.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Azerbaijan’s establishment of a border checkpoint at the entrance to the Lachin road on its sovereign territory is grounded in the foundational principles of the territorial sovereignty and integrity of States and their undeniable right, prerogative and exclusive competence and duty to ensure the security and protection of their borders and the rule of law. Instead of wasting time distorting the facts, misinterpreting international documents, misleading the international community and inciting enmity and hatred, Armenia should abide by its international obligations, completely withdraw its armed forces and illegal armed formations from the territory of Azerbaijan and return the eight border villages still occupied to Azerbaijan.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That was properly documented and reported to the United Nations. Armenia’s allegations about the Lachin-Khankendi road are equally false. Since the signing of the trilateral statement in November 2020, the regime governing the movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the road has remained unchanged, with Azerbaijan guaranteeing security in accordance with the statement. Residents, ambulances, humanitarian convoys and the International Committee of the Red Cross have used the road without restrictions. At the same time, Armenia itself has abused the Lachin road for illegal military purposes, including rotating armed forces personnel, transferring weapons and planting landmines in the area. It has also used the road for illicit trafficking in minerals and other resources and for moving third-country nationals.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is to conceal its own responsibility for the aggression against my country, Azerbaijan, including its 30-year occupation of sovereign territories of my country, mass atrocities, hate crimes and its undisguised racist policy. Armenia’s recurring claims about the large-scale military hostilities allegedly unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2020 are sheer fantasy. Azerbaijan used a counter- force to restore its territorial integrity and protect its people, acting exclusively on its sovereign soil in full conformity with the Charter, international law and Security Council resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993). As for the clashes in September 2022, they occurred along the non-delimited Armenia-Azerbaijan border — not in Armenia — and were provoked by the armed forces of Armenia.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Movement, faithful to its commitment to strengthening its role as an anti-war and peace-loving force, reaffirms its determination to work for the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous world and a just and equitable world order. We also renew our determination to work for a multipolar world through the strengthening of the United Nations and multilateral processes, which are indispensable to our efforts to promote the interests of our nations and humankind as a whole. I will now make a few remarks in my national capacity. The fundamentally flawed and false allegations made by the representative of Armenia earlier today in this meeting reveal the extent to which hatred, intolerance and falsehoods dominate Armenia’s discourse and the serious threat that it poses to regional peace and security and stability. Its objective is clear.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that context, we want to emphasize the significant role played by the International Court of Justice — the principal judicial organ of the United Nations — in promoting and encouraging the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and the Statute of the Court. The Movement urges the Security Council, the General Assembly and other organs of the United Nations, as well as its duly authorized specialized agencies, to make greater use of the Court as a source of advisory opinions and interpretation of international law within the scope of their activities.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Movement denounces and demands the repeal of unilateral coercive measures against Member States when such measures are not authorized by the Security Council in accordance with the Charter or that are inconsistent with the principles of international law and the Charter. That is due to their extraterritorial implications and illegal character and because they violate human rights and hinder the full economic and social development of the peoples subjected to them. The Movement reaffirms and underscores its principled position and commitment with regard to the promotion of the pacific settlement of disputes in accordance with the Charter, international law and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, including those adopted by the Security Council.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Every State has the duty to refrain, in its international relations, from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. Such a threat or use of force constitutes a violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations and shall never be recognized as a lawful means of settling international issues. The member States of the Movement greatly emphasize the importance of taking effective measures for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of peace, as well as to defend, promote and encourage the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The strict observance of the principles of international law and the fulfilment in good faith of the obligations assumed by States, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, are of the greatest importance for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Non-Aligned Movement is committed to supporting and promoting the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the principles and norms of international law, including those relating to the territorial integrity of States and the inviolability of their international borders, the inadmissibility of the use of force, non-interference in the internal affairs of States and the right to self-determination of peoples under foreign occupation and colonial or foreign domination.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Preserving and strengthening the values of multilateralism and international cooperation, which underpin the Charter of the United Nations and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, is fundamental for promoting and supporting the three pillars of the United Nations, namely, peace and security, development and human rights. At their eighteenth Summit, held in Baku in October 2019, the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement reaffirmed the validity of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the principles and norms of international law as indispensable for preserving and promoting peace and security, the rule of law, economic development and social progress and human rights for all.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we cannot forget that the theme of today’s open debate coincides with the annual commemoration of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, a significant date that was promoted by the Non-Aligned Movement, in line with its historic commitment to the promotion and preservation of multilateralism and the facilitation of diplomacy, which, at the current international juncture, serves as an opportunity for promoting the values of the United Nations and reaffirming the faith of our peoples in the purposes and principles enshrined in its founding Charter. The Non-Aligned Movement is committed to supporting multilateralism, with the United Nations at its core.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 120 member States of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. At the outset, I congratulate the Russian Federation on its successful presidency of the Security Council and express appreciation for the opportunity for the Movement to submit its position on today’s topic.”
2023-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9308Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our call on the international community to persuade Armenia to reciprocate the offer of Azerbaijan, abide by its international obligations, put an end to its illegal activities, cease territorial claims and political and military provocations, abandon its aggressive rhetoric and actions, redress the harm caused to Azerbaijan and engage in good faith in direct negotiations to find peaceful diplomatic solutions to all issues pertaining to inter-State relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. We once again urge third parties to refrain from one-sided actions and statements emboldening revanchism in Armenia to the detriment of emerging perspectives of regional normalization. The meeting rose at 4.55 p.m.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Azerbaijan’s position in that regard is clear, principled and consistent and is based on international law and established international practice. It was Azerbaijan that, right after the end of the conflict, initiated the process of the normalization of inter-State relations with Armenia based on mutual recognition and respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within their internationally recognized borders, including through the signing of a peace treaty based on those principles.”
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“However, apparently Armenia and some third countries are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the positive developments on the ground and resort to all kinds of provocations to raise tensions and undermine the fragile normalization process. The recent appointment of a notorious businessman — Ruben Vardanyan — to the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, who has no connection to the region and is directly involved in the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of Azerbaijan, along with intensified destabilizing actions by some external actors, is a clear manifestation of this. Azerbaijan is committed to regional peace, stability and development. The establishment of good- neighbourly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan is key for building a secure, stable and prosperous South Caucasus through full-fledged regional normalization.”
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