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Mehdiyev

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2007-02-13

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2018-06-25

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1. “While committed to the peaceful settlement of the conflict, Azerbaijan will never compromise its territorial integrity. Mediation is a diverse and complex process that is influenced by the specific conditions brought by the parties involved into the conflict management system. Success depends on a number of critical factors, among them the need to ensure that the behavioural parameters of mediators are based on the normative standards set by the Charter of the United Nations and international law and on the objective of the comprehensive settlement of conflicts. Therefore, the resolution of outstanding conflicts requires the joint and committed efforts of the international community as a whole.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

2. “It is precisely for the purpose of annexation that Armenia wants to retain control over Nagorny Karabakh and some other occupied districts of Azerbaijan, prevent the displaced Azerbaijani population from returning to their homes and thus exclude equal consideration of the opinions of both communities. Armenia openly disregards the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and General Assembly, refuses to recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, is building up its military presence in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, and is thus clearly demonstrating its annexationist intentions. The approach of Armenia is unconstructive and unrealistic; it cannot serve as a sound basis for resolving the conflict and has led to the further prolongation of the settlement process.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

3. “It is obvious at the same time that the success of the settlement process will depend on a constructive approach on the part of both sides, as well as on the active contribution of the international community and mediators. However, it is very difficult to hope for a substantial breakthrough on the basis of the position that Armenia persists in holding. It is more than clear that Armenia is seeking to achieve a transfer of sovereignty over Azerbaijani territories that it seized through military force and in which it carried out ethnic cleansing.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

4. “Delaying the return of the territories could complicate the already difficult settlement process. Following the liberation of the occupied territories, internally displaced persons should return in safety and dignity to their places of origin in the Nagorny Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and adjacent districts. Upon the release of the territories of Azerbaijan from occupation, the rehabilitation and economic development of the region shall take place and all communication technologies there shall be made available for mutual use. The aforementioned understanding, reflected also in General Assembly resolution 62/243 of 14 March 2008, is an expression of the constructive compromise that Azerbaijan is ready to make within the framework of international law and with a view to achieving lasting peace, stability and cooperation.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

5. “Although the mediation efforts that have already been carried out for quite a long period of time within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have not always been consistent and have yet to yield results, Azerbaijan continues to be committed to resolving the conflict by political means and in a constructive manner. The conflict can be solved only on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. In order to ensure the success of the settlement process and mediation efforts, the factor of military occupation must be removed from the conflict settlement context and Armenia must completely withdraw from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

6. “At the same time, despite the relevant binding provisions set forth in the United Nations Charter, we continue to face inconsistent behaviour that undermines the basic elements of the international legal order, threatens the integrity and stability of States and leads to grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. The ongoing armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has resulted in the occupation of almost one fifth of the territory of Azerbaijan and has made approximately one out of every eight persons in the country an internally displaced person or refugee.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

7. “At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and the Secretary-General for his report on enhancing mediation and its support activities (S/2009/189), which makes a useful contribution to addressing the challenges faced in providing mediation assistance. A number of mediation efforts have been successfully undertaken. They have helped to reduce tensions and ensured that peace processes moved forward. Both the United Nations and regional organizations and arrangements play an important role in helping to mediate conflicts.”

   2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source

8. “Today, we are living at a time of heightened religious awareness, which in certain instances takes on exaggerated forms and sometimes is maliciously exploited to fuel conflicts on ethnic, religious or cultural grounds. In recent years, unacceptable attacks against Islam in some countries confirm the vital necessity of joint efforts and dialogue to counter such defamatory manifestations and misconceptions. Constructive interaction between different cultures and religions, including in the framework of such initiatives as the culture of peace and the Alliance of Civilizations, should continue playing a special role in contributing to peace and mutual understanding and thus to the efficient implementation of counter- terrorism measures.”

   2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

9. “Terrorists must never be allowed to create a pretext for their actions. All terrorist acts constitute serious crimes; they are unjustifiable and unacceptable and must be unequivocally condemned and prosecuted. The absence of a clear definition of terrorism in international law merely hampers the efforts of the international community to bring not only individual terrorists and organizations to account, but also States that promote, support or finance terrorist activities. In this regard, Azerbaijan reiterates its determination to make every effort to reach an agreement on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism that will serve as an effective instrument to counter terrorism. The war on terrorism should not be used to target any particular religion or culture.”

   2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

10. “Equally, reinforcement of existing non-proliferation mechanisms acquires additional significance and must be a serious part of the international effort. An important condition of counter-terrorist activity is that States refrain from organizing, financing, encouraging, providing, training or otherwise directly or indirectly supporting terrorist activities. Furthermore, insofar as international terrorist activities still rely on physical movement to reach another country in order to promote their messages and in certain instances to collect material resources, it is important that States take appropriate practical measures to ensure that their respective territories are not used for such activities, especially when they are aimed at undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States.”

    2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

11. “Those trends have had an immediate impact on the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is no accident that Armenia's military expenditures, calculated in terms of gross domestic product, are among the highest in the world. We regret that members of the international community - especially those mediating the negotiation process - show a certain indifference to this problem, which in fact negatively affects the prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict as soon as possible. In this regard, we deem it necessary to take more efficient measures aimed at preventing those who are in effective military and political control of occupied territories from acquiring conventional weapons and to disclose their attempts to deny responsibility.”

    2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

12. “Areas of armed conflict - especially territories under foreign military occupation - often create conditions conducive to exploitation by terrorists. Thus, the continuing occupation of a part of Azerbaijan's territory by Armenia provides fertile ground for terrorist and related activities. Against that background, we are seriously concerned, inter alia, by the fact that conventional arms control mechanisms are not effective in such territories. The accumulation of a great number of armaments and ammunition there, beyond the reach of international control, poses a serious threat to regional peace and security. Our particular concern relates to the possibility of the use by terrorist groups of specific weapons, including individual anti-aircraft missile systems.”

    2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

13. “In addition to the potential threats facing us as a result of our proximity to hotbeds of conflict and regions that harbour major terrorist groups and are sources of proliferation problems, Azerbaijan is a direct target of specific externally sponsored terrorist activity. Since the late 19805, neighbouring Armenia openly encroached upon the territory of Azerbaijan and, in addition to launching combat operations there, resorted to deliberate terrorist attacks against my country's citizens and critical infrastructure as a way to implement its annexationist policy. In total, as a result of the terrorist acts against Azerbaijan, more than 2,000 of Azerbaijan's citizens have been killed, the majority of them women, elderly persons and children. Indeed, terrorism is closely related to aggressive separatism.”

    2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

14. “At the outset, on behalf of my Government, I would like to commend the initiative of the Croatian presidency of the Security Council to hold this debate, which indeed offers a timely opportunity to engage in open deliberations with a view to strengthening international solidarity and the leading role of the United Nations in global counter- terrorism activities. We remember all victims of terrorist acts and express our condolences to the people of India and the families of those who suffered as a result of the recent terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Azerbaijan strongly condemns terrorism as one of the most serious threats to international peace and security and is making sustained efforts to contribute to the international community's efforts aimed at consistent, comprehensive and coordinated responses to prevent and combat terrorism.”

    2008-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6034Resumption1 (2008) · source

15. “"The OIC Group, emphasizing the need to prevent a further escalation in the situation in the region, calls upon the Security Council, as the body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, to take immediate and urgent action in order to bring an end to Israeli intransigence and violations against the blessed Al-Aqsa mosque and Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and to guarantee Israel's respect for the Council's resolutions and for international law, particularly international humanitarian law."”

    2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source

16. “"The OIC Group stresses that Israel, the occupying Power, by escalating its aggression against Al-Quds Al-Sharif and creating new facts on the ground, raises doubts about its seriousness to resume the peace process which aims at achieving a just settlement of the Palestinian question - seriously threatens all efforts exerted to revive the political process and aborts any possibility for negotiations on the final status issues, particularly the issue of Al-Quds Al-Sharif. "The OIC Group, reaffirming the centrality of the cause of Al-Quds Al-Sharif for the whole Islamic umma, affirms the firm position of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, for which the cause of Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif was the raison d'etre, on the preservation of the Arab and holy characters of the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif.”

    2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source

17. “Since 1968, the Security Council has adopted 16 resolutions, particularly resolution 465 (1980), and has repeatedly declared that measures and arrangements taken by Israel, the occupying Power, which aim at changing the legal status, demographic composition and character of the city of Al-Quds al-Sharif are null and void and without any legal validity whatsoever. Furthermore, the Security Council has repeatedly reaffirmed the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 to all the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, including East Jerusalem.”

    2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source

18. “The OIC Group also condemns Israel's continued excavation works beneath the holy Al-Aqsa mosque compound, undermining its foundations and threatening it with collapse. The OIC Group considers these acts and measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power, a provocation to the feelings and sentiments of more than one billion Muslims in the world. The OIC Group denounces Israel's continued policy in denying Palestinian worshippers access to their religious sites. "The OIC Group stresses that these provocative Israeli actions are not the first of their kind.”

    2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source

19. “In my capacity as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic 3 Conference (OIC) Group at the United Nations, I have been authorized to read out a statement issued by the OIC Group on 8 February 2007. "The OIC Group at the United Nations in New York met on 8 February 2007, at the ambassadorial level, to consider the grave situation in occupied East Jerusalem as a result of Israeli aggression against the holy city and the blessed Al-Aqsa mosque, and issued the following statement. "The OIC Group at the United Nations in New York expresses its strong condemnation of Israel's heinous aggression against the blessed Al-Aqsa mosque and the holy city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, committed by demolishing a historic road connecting Bab Al-Maghariba with the holy Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in addition to two rooms adjacent to Al-Buraq wall.”

    2007-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5629Resumption1 (2007) · source