At the outset, I would like to align myself with previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the preparation of the reports on the agenda item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”. Given the time factor, …
I am pleased to address, on behalf of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to consider how to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
I should also like to express our heartfelt congratulations to the countries of Africa on the occ…
I should like first of all to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty- seventh session, and to express gratitude to Mr. Han Seung-soo for his efforts as President during the fifty- sixth session.
I also have pleasure in congratulating Swit…
Allow me to call attention to an issue that is of exceptional importance to my nation, namely draft resolution A/56/L.66, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe” (OSCE). The core of the matter directly concerns the highest interes…
I am speaking in reference to sub-item (c) of agenda item 21.
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe is long-standing. However, since the adoption of General Assembly resolution 55/3, interaction between the two organizations has continued to improve. Both organizations co…
This session of the General Assembly is being held at a very difficult time for all of us. I congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election to the position of President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and I sincerely wish
you all success in guiding the work of the session and …
The Republic of Azerbaijan strongly condemns the heinous crimes committed against innocent civilians on 11 September. These terrorist acts represent a direct challenge not only to the people of the United States but to the entire civilized world, and they constitute barbaric assaults on human decenc…
At the outset, our delegation wishes to express its deepest condolences to the United States delegation, to the people and Government of the United States of America and to the families of the innocent victims of the unprecedented acts of terrorism in New York and Washington, D.C. We share their pai…
I apologize for asking to speak, but I believe that I will be expressing a general view in what I am going to propose.
It is a kind of humanitarian addendum to the resolution we have just adopted. In this very tragic moment, it is our duty to offer our services to New York City and its courageous p…
Before I introduce the amendment of the delegation of Azerbaijan, allow me to touch on an important matter that has a direct bearing on the item before us.
The delegation of Azerbaijan profoundly regrets that, as occurred last year, the statement made in plenary meeting on 25 October this year by t…
The United Nations bears great responsibility for the fate of world, and we all place our hopes in it. Serious and rational reforms should increase the effectiveness of the Organization and, first and foremost, of the Security Council.
The majority of Member States, including my country, associate …
I would like to invite all representatives here to visit Baku and to check the status of the Armenian church.
With regard to the so-called colonial domination by the Soviets and the foreign occupation by Azerbaijan of Nagorny Karabakh, I congratulate the representative of Armenia on the invention o…
In connection with the statement made by the representative of Armenia. It is unfortunate that, despite the topic of the item under consideration, the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, the Armenian representative, as all present can see, is pursuing other goals. To be perfectly ho…
My delegation endorses and fully supports the statement made earlier by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine on behalf of the Georgia Uzbekistan Ukraine Azerbaijan Moldova Group. I also wish to convey my country’s position on certain aspects of the question under discussion.
Next year, the first…
I would like to exercise my right of reply in accordance with rule 73 of the rules of procedure, in response to allegations made earlier today by the representative of Armenia. Once again, the Armenian delegate made an attempt to mislead this body, representing themselves as the “good guys” who bear…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Government of Italy for having taken the initiative of including this item on the agenda of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and for having introduced the draft resolution on this item. Its adoption will undoubtedly give new impetus to the cooperatio…
I am also compelled to respond to the statement by the representative of Armenia in which he referred to the problem of Nagorny Karabakh. The settlement of the problem of Nagorny Karabakh in Azerbaijan is being hampered primarily, as was already stated, by almost ten years of occupation of 20 per ce…
Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you sincerely on your election to the presidency of the
fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and to express my confidence that under your skilful leadership the Assembly will cope successfully with all the issues before it.
I would also l…
I should like to introduce an amendment by the delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is contained in document A/54/L.65, to draft resolution A/54/L.64, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe”.
Regrettably, it has become…
First of all, allow me to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report contained in document A/54/168, prepared in response to paragraph 13 of General Assembly resolution 53/15, dated 29 October 1998. This report gives an overview of the state of cooperation between the Economic Coo…
