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Yashar Aliyev

lines on the record: 89
first: 2020-05-15
most recent: 2021-10-15
sittings or episodes: 12
sources: un-security-council

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“6) Azerbaijan spares no effort in contributing to enhancing international solidarity, promoting multilateralism and mobilizing support and resources. The Government of Azerbaijan has made two donations to the World Health Organization and has also provided urgent humanitarian aid to 29 countries affected by the pandemic. The initiative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, put forward in his capacity as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, to convene a special session of the General Assembly on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the level of the Heads of State and Government, has received overwhelming support from more than two-thirds of Member States from all regions and political groups.”
2020-08-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/799 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate the delegation of the Republic of Indonesia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and warmly welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Her Excellency Mrs. Retno Marsudi. I would also like commend the Republic of Indonesia for convening this high-level open debate on the theme “Pandemics and the challenges of sustaining peace”. The current situation demands common action to address effectively and in a timely manner the difficulties the international community is facing while carrying out peacebuilding efforts amid the pandemic. As stated in the concept note for this high-level open debate, “International cooperation, collaboration and collective responsibility with regard to principles-based multilateralism are essential.” (S/2020/765, annex, para.”
2020-08-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/799 (2020) · source
“In that connection, in addition to measures that States are entitled to take at the national level to assert criminal jurisdiction over crimes perpetrated by their nationals overseas, international cooperation in criminal matters, with mutual legal assistance as its component, is the key to combating impunity for acts of terrorism and related offences. Azerbaijan strongly supports enhanced individual and collective counter- terrorism measures, including in particular those aimed at degrading and ultimately defeating terrorist organizations, their affiliates and networks. It is important that such efforts continue and expand. Although terrorism and organized crime have different motivations and legal regimes, there is a need for the further comprehensive examination of evolving linkages between them.”
2020-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/791 (2020) · source
“The strict compliance by States with their international obligations, including the relevant resolutions adopted by the Security Council, is critical to ensuring, inter alia, that their respective territories are not used for terrorist and related criminal activities, in particular for financing or providing, directly or indirectly, any support to such activities under whatever pretext or disguise. It is important that, where terrorists or organized criminal groups are engaged in unlawful commercial activities, including in conflict zones and occupied territories, targeted sanctions, corporate liability and criminal responsibility function in tandem to ensure prosecution for violations of international law.”
2020-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/791 (2020) · source
“It is of particular concern that areas of armed conflict, especially territories under foreign military occupation, often create opportunities for terrorists, organized criminal groups and networks to benefit from the exploitation of and the illicit trade in natural resources, illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in cultural property, money laundering and other crimes. The occupied territories of Azerbaijan are a graphic example of interpenetration of the occupying forces and the unlawful puppet regime established by Armenia in those territories with terrorist and organized criminal activities.”
2020-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/791 (2020) · source
“The sensitive geographic location of Azerbaijan, the continued occupation of its territories by Armenia, in grave violation of international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions, and other unresolved armed conflicts in the region increase transborder threats. Since the end of the 1980s, as a means of realizing its groundless and unlawful territorial claims and as a method of warfare, Armenia and various Armenian terrorist organizations have perpetrated numerous terrorist attacks against my country, claiming the lives of thousands of its citizens. In resolution 2482 (2019), the Security Council expressed serious concern that terrorists could benefit from organized crime, whether domestic or transnational.”
2020-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/791 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Government of Indonesia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and I commend its initiative to hold this open debate. Terrorism and related criminal activities continue to pose a serious threat to international peace and security, the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the political independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and social and economic development of all Member States. These activities are unjustifiable regardless of their motivation, constitute serious crimes and must be condemned and prosecuted.”
2020-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/791 (2020) · source
“Respect for the Charter of the United Nations and international law must be part and parcel of any efforts to address conflict situations and their adverse humanitarian impact.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Over the 75 years since the establishment of the United Nations, much has been done with regard to settling international disputes, resolving conflicts, eradicating colonialism and restoring hope to those affected by war, violence and instability. However, serious challenges remain, with the continued resurgence of conflict, increased levels of displacement and hate-driven violence. Peoples throughout the world continue to suffer from prolonged foreign occupation, ethnic cleansing and the lack of accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law. Protracted conflicts and their political, military and humanitarian consequences must not be forgotten.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“On the contrary, on 31 March and 14 April, illegal so-called elections were staged by Armenia in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, thereby once again vividly demonstrating that Armenia subordinates the well-being and safety of people to political expediency, in total disregard of public morality and in violation of international humanitarian law. Therefore, Armenia’s statement on its alleged support for, and adherence to, the appeal of the Secretary-General for a global ceasefire is nothing other than an utter falsehood. No doubt, Armenia’s objective is not to save lives and alleviate the suffering of people in need, but to prevent more than 700,000 forcibly displaced Azerbaijanis from returning to their homes and to colonize the territories it has ethnically cleansed and occupied.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Thus, over the years since the establishment of the ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1994, the armed forces of Armenia have regularly violated the ceasefire, targeting towns and villages in Azerbaijan situated along the front line and the border between the two States to direct and indiscriminate attacks. Such attacks continue notwithstanding the appeal of the Secretary-General for a global ceasefire. Furthermore, Armenia has pursued the deliberate policy of consolidating the status quo of the occupation, including by strengthening its military build-up in the seized territories and changing their demographic, cultural and physical character, in clear violation of international law. Neither the ongoing peace process nor a global public health emergency has convinced the aggressor to halt illegal activities.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Being an important tool for the cessation of hostilities and humanitarian action, ceasefire accords must be implemented in good faith in order to achieve a speedy political settlement. Unfortunately, in some situations of armed conflict, spurious peacefulness and a declared commitment to truce and ceasefire, along with misinterpretation of the objectives of humanitarian principles, are among the means that aggressors frequently employ in attempts to freeze military gains achieved as a result of the unlawful use of force and other actions in contravention of the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Following the further steps taken, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, a majority of members States from all regions and political groups expressed their support for the initiative. The thirty-first special session of the General Assembly shall be convened on 10 July. Resolution 2532 (2020), adopted yesterday, considers that the unprecedented extent of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, demands in particular a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations on its agenda, and calls upon all parties to armed conflicts to engage immediately in a durable humanitarian pause.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Another initiative of the President of Azerbaijan, put forward in his capacity as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, culminated in the holding, on 4 May, of an online summit-level meeting of the Contact Group of the Movement in response to COVID-19, under the theme “United against the COVID-19 pandemic”, with a view to assessing the impacts of the disease and identifying needs and requirements for possible remedies and action-oriented follow-up measures. In his statement at the meeting, the President of Azerbaijan proposed requesting, on behalf of the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement, the convening of a special session of the General Assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic, via video- teleconference, at the level of Heads of State and Government.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“Ilham Aliyev, the Extraordinary Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States was held via videoconference on 10 April 2020 on the theme “Solidarity and Cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic”. The Summit has become one of the first high-level meetings calling for expanded cooperation and urgent joint measures to prevent the spread of and eliminate the pandemic.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“The current situation demands common action to address effectively and in a timely manner the challenges the international community is facing amid the pandemic and its socioeconomic impacts. This objective can be achieved only through concerted, joint efforts aimed at overcoming fragmentation, strengthening cooperation and highlighting the central role of the United Nations in providing guidance for efficient international and national efforts. Azerbaijan spares no effort to contribute to enhancing international solidarity, promoting multilateralism and mobilizing support and resources. The Government of Azerbaijan has made two donations to the World Health Organization and has also provided urgent humanitarian aid to 29 countries affected by the pandemic. On the initiative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to congratulate the delegation of Germany on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and on convening this open debate on the implications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Azerbaijan welcomes the long-awaited adoption by the Security Council yesterday of resolution 2532 (2020), in connection with the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security”. It is important that a resolution on a matter of such gravity and urgency enjoyed the consensus of the members of the Security Council. Azerbaijan also highly appreciates the leadership and efforts of the Secretary- General to respond to the crisis.”
2020-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/663 (2020) · source
“The facts contained in the report necessitate prompt action by the United Nations and the international community as a whole to ensure accountability, in accordance with the international law of State responsibility and international criminal law. In order to break the cycles of violence and to aid prevention efforts, respect for international humanitarian law is imperative, and impunity must end. Being an inevitable consequence of the offences committed, accountability is an important prerequisite on the path to peace and long-lasting reconciliation.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source
“Armenia is in breach of international law for refusing to account for the missing persons within its control, as well as for refusing to conduct a prompt and effective investigation into their fate. The recently published comprehensive report on war crimes in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and Armenia’s responsibility (S/2020/90, annex) provides convincing evidence as to the range, variety and consistency of Armenia’s commission of multiple war crimes. Some of the offences examined in the report amount to the crime of genocide, as ethnic Azerbaijanis have been targeted because of their nationality and/or ethnicity, and the relevant intent has been to destroy the group in part.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source
“Following the establishment of a formal ceasefire in 1994, the Armenian armed forces have continued to target the densely populated areas in Azerbaijan situated along or further behind the front line, causing casualties among civilians and destroying civilian objects, including residences, schools and kindergartens. Moreover, as of the beginning of 2020, 3,889 citizens of Azerbaijan were registered as missing as a result of the conflict, including 719 civilians. Among the civilians, 71 are children. It has been established that 871 of the 3,889 missing persons were either taken as prisoners of war or hostages, including 267 civilians, of whom 29 are children.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source
“A scorched-earth policy implemented by the Armenian side involved the ethnic cleansing of the seized territories of all Azerbaijanis and the brutal killing or wounding of thousands of civilians, including children. Over more than 30 years, Azerbaijan has hosted one of the highest numbers of refugees and displaced persons in the world, many of whom are children. To give a sense of the scale of the devastation caused by the aggression, more than 900 settlements, 150,000 homes, 693 secondary schools and 855 pre-schools have been looted, plundered or destroyed in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of France for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. Despite some progress made in preventing and responding to grave violations committed against children, serious challenges remain. Effective protection efforts must be free of selectivity and must address all situations of armed conflict without distinction, including those of a protracted nature. The wrongs of the recent past, including attacks on schools and hospitals, the killing and maiming of children, forced displacements and the abduction of children, must not be neglected. During the continued aggression by Armenia against Azerbaijan, serious violations of international humanitarian law have been committed.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/594 (2020) · source
“In conclusion, it is critically important that the Security Council consistently maintain its focus on the protection of civilians affected by armed conflicts and systematically reiterate its demand that parties to armed conflict comply fully with their obligations under international humanitarian law.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“The facts contained in the report necessitate prompt action by the United Nations, its relevant organs and mechanisms, Member States, other relevant international organizations and the international community as a whole to ensure accountability, in accordance with the international law of State responsibility and with international criminal law. As the Secretary-General makes clear in his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, to prevent the recurrence of war crimes and provide justice to victims, allegations of war crimes require credible investigation and prosecution wherever and whenever they occur.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“The recently published comprehensive report on war crimes in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and on Armenia’s responsibility (S/2020/90, annex) provides convincing evidence as to the range, variety and consistency of Armenia’s commission of multiple war crimes, including those relating to civilian deaths and injuries; civilian property; the mistreatment of detainees and prisoners of war; the taking of hostages, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement leading to changing the character of the occupied territory; the destruction of cultural heritage; and damage to the natural environment. Some of the offences examined in the report amount to the crime of genocide, as ethnic Azerbaijanis have been targeted because of their nationality and/or ethnicity, and the relevant intent has in part been to destroy the group.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“It has been established that 871 of the 3,889 missing persons were either taken as prisoners of war or hostages, including 604 servicemen and 267 civilians, of whom 29 are children, 98 are women and 112 are elderly persons. Armenia is in breach of international law for refusing to account for the missing persons within its control, as well as for refusing to conduct a prompt and effective investigation into the fate of the missing persons and into the existing evidence that at least 871 of them were taken into its custody and have not been seen since.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“The occupied territories were ethnically cleansed of all Azerbaijanis, as a result of which more than 1 million people in these territories were forced to leave their homes and properties. Furthermore, Armenia has pursued the deliberate policy of strengthening its military build-up in the seized territories and of changing their demographic, cultural and physical character, in clear violation of international law. These activities undermine the rights and freedoms of hundreds of thousands of people uprooted from their homes and pose an imminent threat to peace, security and stability in the region. Furthermore, as of the beginning of 2020, 3,889 citizens of Azerbaijan were registered as missing as a result of the conflict, including 719 civilians. Among the civilians, 71 are children, 267 are women and 326 are elderly persons.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“The forcible deportation of some 250,000 Azerbaijanis from their homes in Armenia at the end of the 1980s was accompanied by killings, enforced disappearances, the destruction of property and pillaging. At the end of 1991 and the beginning of 1992, the full-scale war that was unleashed by Armenia against Azerbaijan claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people and caused considerable destruction of civilian infrastructure, property and livelihoods in my country. A significant part of the territory of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno Karabakh region, the seven adjacent districts and some exclaves, was seized by Armenia and remains under its occupation, in violation of international law and resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993).”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“Accordingly, the most effective way to prevent the outbreak, escalation and continuation of armed conflict, and thereby to protect civilians, is to prioritize respect for international law in all circumstances and by all available means, and by ensuring the earliest resolution of conflicts and accountability for serious violations. In a similar vein, humanitarian relief actions, by definition, should be exclusively humanitarian in nature. They must be carried out in conformity with the guiding principles of the United Nations on humanitarian assistance, namely, the principles of neutrality, impartiality and the consent of the affected country, while fully respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of States in accordance with the United Nations Charter.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“Their actions may envisage not only the recourse to force, but also attempts to use the current health crisis and appeals for an effective humanitarian response to the pandemic as a shield for consolidating military gains resulting from the use of force, ethnic cleansing and other serious violations of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Spurious peacefulness and commitment to truce and ceasefire are among the tools that aggressors frequently employ to freeze territorial seizures and promote and enhance their scorched-earth policies.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“During the reporting period, tens of thousands of civilians were killed or injured, millions of people were forced from their homes and direct or indiscriminate attacks damaged and destroyed homes, schools, hospitals, places of worship and other civilian infrastructure. Moreover, millions of displaced persons have been prevented from returning to their homes and are facing limited prospects for early solutions. Alarming numbers of people continue to remain missing in connection with armed conflicts. As the Secretary-General notes in his report, the coronavirus-disease crisis has created incentives for some parties to conflict to press for an advantage.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Estonia for convening this open high-level video-teleconference meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and for sharing its concept paper on the topic (S/2020/402, annex I). We also thank the Secretary-General for submitting his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2020/366) and wish to express appreciation to the briefers for their briefings. The issue we are discussing today is of the utmost importance for the Security Council, the entire international community in general and for my country in particular. Civilians continue to suffer from armed conflicts, whether they be new or protracted, active or suspended under ceasefire accords.”
2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source
“The achievement of those objectives is mandatory and non-negotiable, as the use of force, together with its resultant military occupation and ethnic cleansing of the Azerbaijani territories, is incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations and international law and will never bring peace, reconciliation and stability. In the year of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, the shared purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the Organization remain as important as ever. Strict compliance with these purposes and principles and the fulfilment in good faith of the obligations assumed by States under the Charter are of the greatest importance for the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of sustained economic growth, sustainable development, human rights, justice and international law.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“Protracted conflicts and their political, military and humanitarian consequences, including prolonged foreign occupation, ethnic cleansing and the lack of accountability for atrocity crimes, cannot be overlooked. The implementation of resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993), on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, must be among the top priorities of the United Nations. The primary objective of the ongoing peace process, whose mandate is based on those resolutions, is to ensure the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders, and the return of the forcibly displaced persons to their homes and properties.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“The objective of maintaining international peace and security is hardly attainable if universally recognized fundamental values, norms and principles are overtly disregarded, misinterpreted or made conditional by aggressors who seek to whitewash their illegal actions. The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations are fundamental building blocks in the shared rules-based international order. They are universally binding and apply to all crises and conflicts whatever their distinct S/2020/418 root causes or nature. The powers and responsibilities of the main organs of the United Nations and the decisions adopted therein cannot be substituted, conditioned or limited by regional and subregional organizations or their conflict-settlement or mediation formats and mechanisms.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“We take positive note of some developments in that respect and would like to particularly commend some elected members for their efforts aimed at ensuring the Security Council’s transparency and greater openness in its interaction with the wider membership, especially at present, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirdly, the Security Council’s effectiveness and accountable functioning necessitate, first and foremost, the implementation of Council decisions. Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations is clear about the obligations of Member States to that effect. The fact that the unlawful use of force against sovereign States with resultant territorial acquisitions continues, Security Council resolutions notwithstanding, does not mean that such a state of affairs is a constitutive part of the Council’s working methods.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“First, it is clear that unity among the permanent members is absolutely necessary for agreements to be reached. At the same time, it is important to keep in mind that both permanent and elected members of the Security Council collectively bear responsibility for international peace and security. We note the general recognition among Council members that transparency and efficiency can be jointly secured, and we would welcome further deliberations and contributions to make the Council a more collaborative and inclusive organ. Secondly, the broader United Nations membership should be given more opportunities to be heard and informed in a full and timely manner.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“The emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the need for taking additional urgent measures aimed at safeguarding the effectiveness of the Security Council under unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances. We acknowledge the role being played by the Informal Working Group to advance ways to enhance the transparency, accountability and overall efficiency of the Council’s work, and we welcome the progress achieved in improving its working methods. I would also like to praise the work done so far by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as the current Chair of the Informal Working Group, as well as the efforts and contributions made by the former Chairs. Taking into account the questions proposed for consideration at this meeting, I would like to focus briefly on the following three points.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to commend the delegation of Estonia, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of May, and the delegation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions, for holding this meeting and for submitting a concept note (S/2020/374, annex) on the topic. We also thank the briefers for their presentations. The working methods of the Security Council, on which the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security is conferred, continue to attract heightened attention and interest among the broader membership of the United Nations.”
2020-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/418 (2020) · source