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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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“On a particular note, Azerbaijan is keen to guarantee to its citizens of Armenian origin the rights and freedoms enjoyed by all the citizens of Azerbaijan on an equal and non-discriminatory basis, in accordance with its Constitution, legislation and international obligations. This is a domestic matter, in which Azerbaijan will not allow external interference. Azerbaijan has taken consistent steps towards fostering dialogue with local Armenian residents, as was the case during the construction of a new Lachin road and in relation to the exploitation of the Sarsang water reservoir. Such contacts need to be further supported and encouraged.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Under the trilateral statement, the Lachin road is envisaged to be used exclusively for humanitarian purposes. The abuse of the road for any other purposes, not least for illegal military activities, such as the planting of mines, or illegal trafficking in Azerbaijan’s natural resources, constitutes a material breach of the trilateral statement and cannot be tolerated. Azerbaijan will continue defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity and the rights and safety of its citizens by all available means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Unfortunately, despite the fact that a road map was agreed with the command of the peacekeeping contingent, 10 days ago a group of unidentified persons prevented officials from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, the State Service for Real Estate Affairs under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and the AzerGold Closed Joint Stock Company from conducting on-site inspections of the mineral deposits of concern and assessing the potential environmental damage and risks, including the impact on underground and surface water resources. That incident caused justified indignation among the public and led to peaceful protests by eco-activists on the Lachin-Shusha road, which continue to date, as the relevant State organs of Azerbaijan are still denied access to the sites in question.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“For the entire Azerbaijani public therefore, the pillage and plundering of our sovereign natural wealth, as well as the harsh environmental consequences, are a legitimate source of serious concern. Since November 2020, the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the area of the temporary deployment of peacekeepers, especially in the Gyzylbulag gold and Demirli copper molybdenum deposits, has not stopped, on the contrary, it has expanded even further. In addition to being illegal per se, those activities cause serious damage to the environment, polluting the area and destroying the fragile ecosystem.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“As a matter of fact, out of the 151 mineral deposits identified in those territories prior to the occupation, 52 sites were exploited for the first time in the period between 1993 and 2020. Furthermore, several of the pre-conflict mining operations were expanded and intensified. Besides being an illegal act of exploitation of the natural resources of a sovereign State, mining and quarrying operations were conducted with inadequate environmental oversight and supervision, including a lack of effluent treatment and site rehabilitation, in gross disregard for environment-related technical standards. That has created environmental impacts, such as deforestation and land degradation; suspended sediment pollution, or turbidity, in rivers; and chemical pollution of water, soil and biota.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“The conclusion is clear: Armenia tries to inflict the maximum human losses possible in order to impede Azerbaijan’s major reconstruction projects in the liberated territories and the return of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons to their homes. Furthermore, the Lachin road has also been misused for illicit trafficking in minerals and other resources from the territories of Azerbaijan where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is deployed. This problem is not new. Azerbaijan has repeatedly brought to the attention of the international community irrefutable, well-documented evidence attesting to large-scale unlawful economic activities in the formerly occupied territories of Azerbaijan, in flagrant violation of international law.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Since August of this year, more than 2,700 mines produced in Armenia in 2021 have been detected in the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan. Evidently, those mines were transferred from Armenia via the Lachin “humanitarian” road. Last Wednesday, seven people were injured and one killed by a mine explosion in the Kalbajar district of Azerbaijan. The area where the incident took place was far from the former line of contact, and the mines were planted there during the withdrawal of the armed forces of Armenia from the Kalbajar district under the terms of paragraph 6 of the trilateral statement. In total, after the signing of the trilateral statement, 276 citizens of Azerbaijan have become mine victims — 46 of them were killed, including 35 civilians.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“While speculating on the humanitarian importance of the Lachin road, at the same time Armenia has actively used it for military purposes, including for the rotation of armed forces personnel and the transfer of weapons to the territory, in clear violation of international law and paragraph 6 of the trilateral statement. Apart from that, in violation of paragraph 1 of the trilateral statement, which committed the sides to terminate all hostilities, Armenia not only refuses to share a complete set of maps of the hundreds of thousands of mines it indiscriminately laid on the territories of Azerbaijan during their occupation, but has planted new mines on the territory of my country in the post-conflict period.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Since the matter was brought to the attention of the Council, I would like to take this opportunity to inform its members about the course of events that eventually led to a civil society group holding a demonstration on the Lachin road. In violation of paragraph 4 of the 10 November 2020 trilateral statement, over more than two years ago, Armenia has been refusing to fully withdraw its armed forces and illegal armed formations from, and continuing illegal military activities in, the territory of Azerbaijan where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Neither the Government of Azerbaijan nor the protesting activists have blocked the Lachin road. The regime for the movement of citizens, goods and vehicles along the road remains unchanged, with peacekeepers continuing to perform their duties to protect the route. Video clips shared on social media show unimpeded passage of the various types of vehicles, including ambulances and humanitarian convoys. The claims regarding alleged humanitarian consequences of the situation are equally false. This is nothing but another manifestation of reckless manipulation by Armenia of the situation for obvious malign political purposes. There is no impediment whatsoever as to the supply of goods for the use of local residents, or in terms of the delivery of essential medical services.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Secondly, when it comes to the situation around the Lachin road, Azerbaijan resolutely rejects all of Armenia’s claims as completely false, null and void. The Lachin road is situated entirely in Azerbaijan within its Lachin district, which was invaded and occupied by the armed forces of Armenia in May 1992. The population of Lachin, over 77,000 residents, was forced to leave their homes and properties, and the town and its surrounding villages were looted and burned by Armenian troops. Following the 44-day war two years ago, in accordance with paragraph 6 of the trilateral statement of 10 November 2020, the Lachin district was returned to Azerbaijan, while Azerbaijan committed to guarantee the security of persons, vehicles and cargo moving along the Lachin road.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“First, it is undeniable that only geographical names established by legitimate and competent national authorities in relation to their sovereign territory must be recognized and used at the United Nations. Therefore, it is pertinent to recall that what Armenia and some Council members erroneously call “Nagorno-Karabakh” is the internationally recognized sovereign territory of Azerbaijan, which was under unlawful Armenian occupation for nearly 30 years — I underline, nearly 30 years of Armenian occupation. That was consistently reaffirmed in resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993). The legal name of this area of Azerbaijan is now the Karabakh Economic Region or, in its shortened equivalent, the Karabakh region.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“Azerbaijan expresses its profound regret over the exploitation of the Security Council by Armenia for a State-led campaign of manipulation, distortion and falsification. This body was established as a guardian of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and non-interference in their domestic affairs are the cornerstones in that regard. Yet it is utterly unacceptable that this body continues to be abused by certain forces to encroach upon the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country. I would like to start with some important clarifications with regard to terminology, as its accurate use is essential for ensuring proper respect for the sovereign rights and responsibilities of States under the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9228 (2022) · source
“We take this opportunity to reiterate our call for the international community to persuade Armenia to reciprocate Azerbaijan’s offer, cease its political and military provocations, abandon its aggressive rhetoric and actions 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. The meeting rose at 11.35 a.m.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Azerbaijan’s position in that regard is clear, principled and consistent and is based on international law and established international practice. It is Azerbaijan that, right after the end of the conflict, 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 internationally recognized borders, including through the signing of a peace treaty based on those principles. Azerbaijan counts on the support of the international community for its efforts, both domestically and in terms of mitigating the consequences of the occupation of its territories for nearly 30 years, and on the inter-State track aimed at building good-neighbourly relations with Armenia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Azerbaijan is firm in its determination to continue efforts towards advancing the rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration of its conflict-affected territories, as well as ensuring justice and preventing and eliminating — by all legitimate means —any threat to the safety and well-being of its people and the State’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. 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. Border delimitation and demarcation through bilateral commissions and the opening of transport communications are the two tracks of inter-State normalization complementing negotiations on a bilateral peace treaty.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Against that background, it is important that the international community resolutely condemn Armenia’s policy and actions, which run counter to the Charter of the United Nations and international law, demand that Armenia strictly comply with its international obligations, focus on their implementation and engage in good faith in the results-oriented process of normalizing inter-State relations. Ensuring lasting peace, development, progress and good-neighbourliness is the basis of Azerbaijan’s vision for the future.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“In that regard, it is no coincidence that Armenia fully continues its militarization of the borderline areas in preparation for military provocations. Furthermore, a few days ago, as a goodwill gesture, Azerbaijan released and handed over to Armenia five Armenian servicemen who were previously charged and imprisoned for criminal offences. That step was taken with a view to strengthening trust and improving the atmosphere for peace talks. It is evident that, by resorting to political and military provocations, Armenia tried to backtrack from the implementation of the agreements reached between the two countries, undermine the process of the normalization of inter-State relations, involve third parties in bilateral issues and expand the geography of tensions for the purpose of sustaining its territorial claims and revanchist objectives.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“The Government of Azerbaijan has also made consistent and successful efforts to promote interaction with local Armenian residents, including most recently in addressing important water and energy supply issues in the region. Consequently, Azerbaijan cannot be interested in any military activity in those areas that endanger such large-scale and costly rehabilitation and reconstruction projects that are being implemented with foreign investors. On the contrary, the escalation in the vicinity of newly liberated territories aims at preventing the restoration of the demographic situation in the conflict- affected territories by enabling the safe return of several hundreds of thousands Azerbaijani IDPs to their places of origin.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Domestically, my Government prioritized the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the liberated territories and their reintegration into the country’s economy to ensure the safe return of the displaced population and high standards of living. Impressive large-scale post-conflict investment, rehabilitation and reconstruction projects are under way in close proximity to the areas where the armed hostilities recently erupted. After almost three decades of occupation and denial of their basic human rights, the first group of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons (IDPs) recently returned to the newly constructed Aghali village in the liberated Zangilan district. Furthermore, Azerbaijan is about to complete the construction of a new airport in Zangilan close to the State border with Armenia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Even after the end of the conflict, Armenia continues to allow racist hate groups formed for the specific purpose of inciting and committing violence against Azerbaijanis to operate openly and notoriously on its territory, in violation of international law and apparent disregard for the order on provisional measures handed down by the International Court of Justice on 7 December 2021 in the case on the Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). That is the overall context in the run-up to the recent large-scale military provocations on the border by Armenia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“That is indicative of the indiscriminate nature of mine planting by Armenia, in gross violation of the relevant international norms, and demonstrates the true scale and gravity of the humanitarian threat facing Azerbaijani civilians. Furthermore, in violation of article 4 of the trilateral statement, Armenia has not completely withdrawn the remnants of its armed forces and illegal armed formations from the territory of Azerbaijan where the peacekeepers of the Russian Federation are temporarily deployed. There are also almost 4,000 citizens of Azerbaijan, both civilians and members of the military, who remain missing in connection with the conflict. Armenia has failed to clarify the whereabouts of those persons who fell into its hands but have not been seen since.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“It was established that those mines were manufactured in Armenia in 2021 and, accordingly, laid on the territory of Azerbaijan after the signing of the trilateral statement on 10 November 2020. Massive mine planting by Armenia on the territory of Azerbaijan continues along with Armenia’s consistent failure to share accurate and comprehensive information about the hundreds of thousands of landmines it indiscriminately laid on Azerbaijan’s territory during the conflict. As a result, after the signing of the trilateral statement, more than 240 citizens of Azerbaijan were killed or injured by mine explosions. Of those mine explosions, 134 — in other words, more than 50 per cent — took place in areas not covered by the minefield records shared by Armenia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Following the Brussels meeting, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia made provocative statements in connection with the anniversary of the so-called “independence” of the unlawful regime that Armenia established and maintained on the territories of Azerbaijan in the years of their occupation, while the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia illegally visited the city of Khankendi in Azerbaijan. Furthermore, in breach of the provisions of the trilateral statement regarding the cessation of all military activities, as well as of its other international obligations, Armenia continued to plant mines on a massive scale on the territory of Azerbaijan. Since 15 August, more than 1,300 anti-personnel mines have been found in the Lachin district alone.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“The escalation at the State border was not an isolated incident, but another link in the chain of destabilizing actions by Armenia over the past months. Suffice it to mention just a few. On 3 August, Armenia resorted to military provocations in the direction of the Lachin district of Azerbaijan, which we reported to the Secretary- General and the Security Council in our letter issued under the symbol S/2022/638. From 2 September onwards, after the fourth trilateral meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia mediated by the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel, which was held on 31 August in Brussels, the armed forces of Armenia intensified fire against the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan along the border in the direction of the Kalbajar and Lachin districts.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“They are being treated fully in line with the norms and principles of international humanitarian law, and necessary medical first aid was provided to those injured. Both sides are in contact with a view to facilitating their repatriation as soon as possible. Therefore, there is ground for cautious optimism that common sense will finally prevail and yet another military adventure irresponsibly resorted to by Armenia will be overcome without further undermining the shaky normalization process between the two countries after an almost 30-year-long bloody conflict. In that context, it is more important than ever for the entire international community to contribute to this process and refrain from one-sided actions and statements that would complicate the already delicate situation.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“local time, which is noon Eastern Standard Time in the United States, on 14 September, through direct communication channels between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and since then it has been maintained, as confirmed by both sides. But now we have heard an absolutely provocative statement on the part of the Armenian representative. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are now engaged in dealing with humanitarian consequences, including the retrieval of dead bodies. Azerbaijan reiterated to Armenia and the relevant humanitarian actors present on the ground its readiness to return the deceased Armenian soldiers unilaterally. Moreover, as a result of the escalation, several Armenian soldiers fell under the control of Azerbaijan.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Yet the armed forces of Azerbaijan demonstrated the utmost restraint and professionalism and limited themselves to targeting, with high-precision weapons, exclusively the locations from which Armenia was firing its weapons, in order to suppress its attacks on the positions of Azerbaijan. In view of Armenia’s overt attempt at further escalation, Azerbaijan took several steps, including through contacts with relevant international partners, and demonstrated good faith and genuine will to restore the ceasefire that had already been agreed upon a day before. Among other things, the Azerbaijani side declared its willingness to return to Armenia the remains of its deceased military personnel on a unilateral basis and informed the International Committee of the Red Cross accordingly. Eventually, the ceasefire was restored, effective 8 p.m.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“As a result of Armenia’s violations of the established ceasefire, Azerbaijan suffered further losses and casualties among its military personnel. In addition, two civilians were seriously wounded. In total, 71 servicemen of the armed forces of Azerbaijan perished. Of particular concern is that Armenia resorted to yet another gross violation of international humanitarian law by stationing its armed forces and heavy equipment within the residential areas in the vicinity of the border line. Needless to say, that was aimed at substantiating groundless accusations against Azerbaijan of shelling civilian infrastructure, which Armenia had been trying to spread through its propaganda channels since the early minutes of the escalation.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“In fact, those were photographs taken after missile strikes by Armenia’s armed forces on the cities in Azerbaijan during the war in the fall of 2020, particularly in the city centre of Barda, which came under massive rocket fire on 28 October, causing the deaths of 21 civilians and injuring more than 70. Taking into account the appeals of our international partners, a ceasefire agreement was reached, effective as of 9 a.m. on 13 September, Baku time. However, in a reckless attempt to further escalate the crisis and manipulate politics in front of the international community, the armed forces of Armenia continued attacks and provocations in the border areas using artillery and other heavy weapons.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Azerbaijan took adequate and proportionate measures to neutralize the threat against its sovereignty and territorial integrity and ensure the safety of its military personnel and civilians who were involved in the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction works in close vicinity to the State border. The countermeasures taken in response to Armenia’s provocations were limited and targeted at legitimate military objects. Contrary to the allegations we just heard from the representative of Armenia, the Ministry of Health of his country reported no casualties or injuries among civilians. It is also worth mentioning that Armenian social media are full of photographs depicting the so-called destruction of civilian objects allegedly on the territory of Armenia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“On the night of 12 to 13 September, Armenia’s armed forces committed a large-scale act of military provocation in the direction of the Dashkasan, Kalbajar and Lachin districts of the Azerbaijan-Armenia State border, attempting to plant mines on the roads between the military positions of the Azerbaijani army, while taking advantage of the night-time and difficult terrain. Furthermore, the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan were subjected to intense fire from different types of weapons, including mortars and artillery. As a result, that night, 42 servicemen of the Azerbaijani army and eight border guards were killed and significant damage was inflicted on military infrastructure.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“The references in the statement of the representative of Armenia to such names, which have no historical or legal grounds whatsoever, are a testament to his Government’s continued territorial claims against Azerbaijan and apparent disregard for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of my country. I have to emphasize that Armenia has no legal, political or moral grounds to make any statements concerning the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan, or on the matters falling within my country’s exclusive sovereign rights, competence and responsibilities.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“It is the occupation of part of the State border for nearly 30 years that made delimitation and demarcation impossible. Had that happened in a timely manner, it would have prevented the latest escalation. Therefore, attempts by Armenia to portray itself as an ardent defender of the commonly agreed principles, norms and values are incapable of whitewashing the well-known, real image of that country as a persistent violator of international law and human rights. That Armenia is yet to comply with its international obligations and commit itself genuinely to peace and stability in the region is evidenced by its continued use of obsolete or fake names for the localities in Azerbaijan.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“It is ironic that Armenia, the country that unleashed aggression against Azerbaijan, held the sovereign territories of my country under occupation for almost 30 years, carried out ethnic cleansing on a massive scale and committed other heinous crimes during the war, talks enthusiastically now about the very norms and principles it has consistently violated and makes appeals to the Security Council, whose resolutions it has refused to implement in its desire for endless impunity. In fact, the lack of adequate attention and targeted measures to implement the demands of the Security Council has encouraged Armenia to consolidate the results of its unlawful use of force against Azerbaijan. The consequences of the aggression therefore remain unaddressed and are being further aggravated.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Unfortunately, the statement we just heard from the representative of Armenia demonstrates the quite opposite intention of that Member State to abuse the Security Council to cover up its continuous and systematic efforts, both in rhetoric and actions, with the aim to evade the implementation of its commitments. We categorically reject the allegations made by the representative of Armenia. Those allegations, full of a standard set of fabrications, distortions and deceptions, demonstrate that Armenia is far from complying with its international obligations and promoting peace, stability and cooperation in our region.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“This meeting of the Security Council takes place in the aftermath of a serious military escalation along the undelimited State border between Armenia and Azerbaijan recklessly provoked by Armenia with the aim of torpedoing the fragile post-conflict normalization process being pursued with the active engagement of relevant international actors, including the members of the Council. As such, it is our expectation that today’s deliberations will send an appropriate message confirming the support of the international community for the search for negotiated diplomatic solutions to all issues pertaining to the normalization of inter-State relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“We look forward to the commencement in the near future of negotiations on a bilateral peace treaty and tangible progress in this direction within a reasonable time frame, along with the early reopening of transport routes and the delimitation and demarcation of the State border between our two countries. Strict compliance by States with their international obligations is vital for preserving, building and sustaining peace and enhancing cooperation. Azerbaijan is determined to strengthen security and stability, promote accountability and advance the agenda of peacebuilding, reconciliation, reintegration, peaceful coexistence and development in the region.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Further, to restore justice, Azerbaijan instituted proceedings to hold Armenia to account for its past and ongoing egregious violations of international law, including at the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Additionally, several individuals were prosecuted and punished for war crimes and terrorist and mercenary activities. At the same time, Azerbaijan initiated the process of normalizing inter-State relations with Armenia based on mutual recognition and respect for one another’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within our respective internationally recognized borders.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Direct and indiscriminate missile attacks that struck Azerbaijani cities and districts, including with the use of internationally banned cluster bombs, killed and wounded hundreds of civilians and destroyed numerous civilian objects. Azerbaijan resolutely responded in order to liberate the occupied territories, restore its territorial integrity and protect its people, acting exclusively on its sovereign soil, in full conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The 30-year-long armed conflict has now been resolved. This was a long overdue development demanded by the Charter of the United Nations, international law and justice.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The condemnations and binding demands contained in unanimously adopted resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993) were simply ignored by Armenia, while the mediation led by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe failed to facilitate a negotiated settlement. On the contrary, over this period, Armenia spared no effort to consolidate and cement the results of the aggression and colonize the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, thereby abusing the peace process and the ceasefire, in clear violation of international law. Another act of aggression by Armenia, in the fall of 2020, became a logical consequence of its decades- long impunity.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It is critical to consistently and resolutely oppose and reject any attempts and actions aimed at imposing the culture of impunity for serious violations, misinterpreting international law, promoting territorial claims and undermining the unity and territorial integrity of States. Azerbaijan’s experience of the 30-year-long unlawful occupation of its territories by Armenia, since the early 1990s, accompanied by numerous war crimes committed against our people, the complete levelling of thousands of our cities, towns and villages, the barbaric destruction of our cultural heritage and the forcible displacement of hundreds of thousands of our citizens, is a graphic illustration of the deficiency of accountability mechanisms.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Despite clear obligations set forth in international law, the lack of accountability continues to challenge peace and justice and prevent progress in sustainable development. First and foremost, selectivity and double standards should have no place in issues relating to the universally recognized norms and principles of international law, the principles of accountability and the identification of the perpetrators of international crimes. Combating impunity for serious violations and broader transitional justice are imperative and must be systematic and universal.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the Albanian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s important meeting. As far as general international law, as laid down in the articles on responsibility of States, adopted by the International Law Commission on 9 August 2001, is concerned, “[e]very internationally wrongful act of a State entails the international responsibility of that State”. Under international criminal law, all those who engage in conduct considered to be prohibited and criminalized bear individual criminal liability. States are required to investigate, without undue delay, reports of war crimes and other serious offences and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, Azerbaijan is confident that there is no alternative to the normalization of relations between the two countries, based on mutual recognition and respect for one another’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within their internationally recognized borders. Azerbaijan is determined to advance the peacebuilding agenda, reconciliation, peaceful coexistence and development. The meeting rose at 5.15 p.m.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Azerbaijan has expressed its readiness for the normalization of inter-State relations with Armenia, including through the signing of a peace treaty. Ensuring lasting peace, development, progress and good-neighbourliness is the basis of Azerbaijan’s vision for the future. However, Armenia has failed to reciprocate the peace agenda put forward by Azerbaijan. Today’s large-scale armed provocations by Armenia against Azerbaijan in the border area between the two States, to which armed forces of Azerbaijan adequately responded, as well as Armenia’s continued territorial claims, are the results of irresponsible actions on the State level and of dangerous revanchist ideas overtly propagated in Armenia.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Most captured cities, towns and villages of Azerbaijan were razed to the ground. Last fall, another act of aggression by Armenia became a logical consequence of the impunity it enjoyed for 30 years. Armenia’s armed attacks involved the use of military force against densely populated Azerbaijani cities far outside the theatre of active hostilities, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians and destroying or damaging numerous civilian objects. Azerbaijan launched a counter-offensive operation to liberate its occupied territories, protect its people and allow the internally displaced persons to return to their homes — while acting in full accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The three-decades-long armed conflict has been resolved.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Our delegation requested the floor in its national capacity for a further statement in connection with the false and patently misleading statement made by the Armenian representative. My country has seriously suffered from the devastating effects of the war unleashed against it by Armenia in the early 1990s. A significant part of the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan was seized and remained under occupation for nearly 30 years, notwithstanding resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993). Serious violations of international humanitarian law were committed in the course of the occupation, resulting in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians and the ethnic cleansing of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, involving more than 700,000 Azerbaijanis.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Faithful to its commitment to strengthening its role as an anti-war and peace-loving force, the Movement 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 its multilateral processes, which are indispensable to our efforts to promote the interests of our nations and humankind as a whole.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The Movementemphasizesthesignificantroleplayed 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 of the United Nations 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 specialized agencies that are duly authorized to do so, to make greater use of the International Court of Justice as a source of advisory opinions and interpretation of international law within the scope of their activities.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source