Azerbaijan deeply respects and follows, as a pillar of its foreign policy, the principles and norms of international law, especially the principles of sovereignty and the territorial integrity of States. Azerbaijan strongly condemns separatism and rejects any attempts to undermine States’ territoria…
First of all, I should like to discharge the honourable duty entrusted to me by transmitting to this General Assembly the sincere greetings, as well as good wishes, of the people of Azerbaijan and the personal wishes of our head of State, President Ilham Aliyev. I express the hope that this meeting …
Today, I have the honour to speak on behalf of two organizations, namely, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization
(ECO). I am currently the Chairman of both organizations.
In my capacity as the current Chairman of the OIC group at the United Natio…
I would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the statement made by the Foreign Minister of Armenia, delivered to the General Assembly on 25 September.
Azerbaijan reiterates that this rostrum has again been abused by Armenia in a manner that is aggressive and harmful to the settlement …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly and wish her every success during her tenure.
I would like also to extend my sincere thanks to her predecessor, my good friend Mr. Jan Eliasson…
First of all, Madam, let me warmly congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I wish you success and would like to assure you that you can count on the support and cooperation of my delegation. After long male dominance in the presidency, …
I apologize for having requested the floor a second time.
At the outset, I should like to express our appreciation to delegations for their support. However, it is more than astonishing — given the positive results achieved, and at a time when it seems that both the Azerbaijani and Armenian delegat…
First of all, allow me to express our delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly and to delegations for their patience and understanding, since consideration of agenda item 40, “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, has been twice postponed.
In 19…
Although Azerbaijan is classified as a country with low HIV infection rates, it is currently on the edge of the concentrated stage of the epidemic. The Government has undertaken specific measures to address prevention, treatment and
monitoring of the disease under the national strategic plan for pr…
The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan welcomes the convening of this High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development, which will allow us to
identify prospects for future international cooperation on migration for years to come.
In Azerbaijan, more than 20 laws and by-laws have been enacte…
The delegation of Azerbaijan submitted a letter to the Secretariat in the context of agenda item 55 (b). It reached the Secretariat by the required date, but I believe that, because of a delay, the translation service was not able to translate it into all official languages in time for it to be refl…
Recent humanitarian emergencies have demonstrated the overall capability of the humanitarian community to launch a massive
response when called upon. However, it is quite obvious that the quality of response needs improvement. Humanitarian response does not always meet the basic needs of affected p…
My delegation appreciates the opportunity to participate in this joint debate and to share its views on issues related to the promotion of development and durable peace in Africa.
The third consolidated report of the Secretary- General (A/60/178) provides useful analysis of progress and constraints…
As a youth delegate from Azerbaijan at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, it is a great honour for me to be here and to address the Assembly today on the occasion of the 10- year review of the World Programme of Action for Youth.
Since adoption of that Programme in 1995, our world has ch…
I am taking the floor to respond to the Armenian representative’s misstatement in reply to the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan on 18 September.
Contrary to the Armenian representative’s presentation — or, rather, misrepresentation — the Minister for Foreign Affairs …
At the outset I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I have known you personally for a long time as a very skilful and highly professional diplomat and I wish you every success in making new achievements in…
Today is a truly significant moment in the history of multilateralism. We have gathered here to reaffirm our faith in this house and our unyielding commitment to its Charter. We have pledged to contribute to a shared vision of global solidarity and collective security with a strong United Nations at…
First, let me, on behalf of the people and the Government of Azerbaijan, extend our deepest condolences to the victims and the families of the victims of the tsunami disaster that took place in the Indian Ocean. Azerbaijan sincerely shares the grief of the peoples of the affected countries and expre…
At the outset, I would like to thank the General Assembly for supporting our initiative to address the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The Assembly’s support has reinforced the faith of Azerbaijan in the validity of the fundamental principles enshrined in the Charter that govern…
Azerbaijan joined the consensus on the resolution declaring 8 and 9 May as days of remembrance and reconciliation. We pay tribute to the blessed memory of millions of people, including hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijani women and men, who sacrificed their lives for the future of succeeding generat…
