Azerbaijan supports the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in
Darfur (UNAMID) and recognizes its contribution to the protection of civilians, the improvement of the security situation and the promotion of peace and the political process in Darfur. We note that some conclusions drawn in r…
At the outset, I would like to express our thanks to the Colombian presidency for convening this very important open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank the Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Robert Serry, for his briefing.
It has now become conventiona…
I should like to briefly share with the Council the reasoning behind our vote on resolution 2058 (2012).
Azerbaijan believes that achieving a mutually acceptable and comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem within the established United Nations parameters is possible and within reach. Therefo…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Colombian presidency of the Security Council and you personally, Madam Minister, for convening and presiding over this long-awaited debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its fifth session (S/2012/70). Today’s open debate
provides an …
I should like at the outset to thank the presidency for having convened
this very important debate. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, and the African Union (AU) Special Envoy, Mr. Madeira, for their comprehensive briefings.
We welcome the positive …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Executive Director Fedotov for their briefings today. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/462) on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. I would also like to thank our colleague Ambassa…
Allow me to begin by expressing our gratitude to the Chinese presidency for convening this open debate on the crucial issue of protecting civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to extend my special thanks to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/376) and briefing, as well as to the ot…
I would like to begin by thanking the President for giving us the opportunity today to hear thought-provoking presentations from the Force Commanders, whom we warmly welcome. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous for his participation and briefing.
Peacekeeping operations are a unique mechan…
I would first like to thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his work as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and for his comprehensive briefing on the Committee’s activities.
We note the work done so far by the Panel of Experts created pursuant to paragraph 29 of re…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their comprehensive briefings. We welcome the efforts of both Tribunals to ensure due and full impl…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate China on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of June, and we wish Ambassador Li Baodong and his team much success in their work. Allow me also to thank Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his b…
Allow me to begin by thanking the United States presidency for convening this important open debate on threats to international peace and security and securing borders against illicit cross-border trafficking and movement. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Azerbaijan joins the p…
Allow me to commence by expressing our gratitude to the United States for having organized this open debate on the situation the Middle East. I take this opportunity to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his briefing and the Permanent Representative of Isra…
Azerbaijan has been consistent in its support of the efforts aimed at ending the violence, overcoming the crisis in Syria and finding a solution by peaceful means and through dialogue. Like all Security Council members, we have also
expressed our full support for the Joint Special Envoy of the Unit…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing. Azerbaijan shares the position of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on the issue, as reflected in the letter and the annexes thereto contained in document S/2012/223.
Azerbaijan shares the common concern of the i…
From the very beginning, Azerbaijan has consistently supported all efforts in connection with the situation in Syria aimed at ending violence, overcoming the crisis and finding a solution by peaceful means and through dialogue.
From the outset, we have also expressed our full support for the Joint …
I thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his work as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and for his comprehensive briefing on the activities of that Committee.
It is essential that the Committee continue to solicit national implementation reports from Member States an…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2012/133), and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing. I would also like…
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for convening this debate on the situation in the Middle East. We
welcome His Excellency Secretary of State William Hague, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the other distinguished participants in this very important meeting.
Finding a point …
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for convening this debate on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). We also thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his report, (S/2012/128) and his Special Representative, Mr. Fernández, for his briefing.
Azerbaijan co…
