At the outset, I would like to thank the Pakistani presidency of the Security Council for its timely initiative in holding this important debate on a comprehensive approach to counter- terrorism. I also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing and express our appreciation to the Secre…
Let me commence by expressing our gratitude to the Moroccan presidency of the Security Council for having convened this important meeting to discuss the threats to international peace and security posed by the multifaceted and interlinked challenges that the countries of the Sahel region are facing.…
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…
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…
I would like first of all to draw the attention of the General Assembly to the fact that the statement by the Armenian Ambassador has now clearly demonstrated that there is a major, acute problem between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it should be treated properly by this House.
Another accusation was…
I would like to refer to your earlier statement, Mr. President, that all statements in favour of or objecting to the recommendation of the General Committee should be procedural, not substantive. The representative of Armenia is touching on the substance of the question.
My delegation is pleased to participate in the General Assembly deliberations on the report of the Economic and Social Council (A/59/3 and Add.1). I would like to express our deep appreciation to Ambassador Marjatta Rasi of Finland, the President of the Council, for her able stewardship and valuable…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Ukraine on behalf of the Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Republic of Moldova Group (GUUAM) on the agenda item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”. I wou…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to focus the attention of the current session on development prospects for Africa through the joint debate on agenda items 38 (a) and (b).
We extend our appreciation to the Secretary- General for his reports, presented separately under the relevant agenda ite…
On behalf of the delegation of Azerbaijan, I would like to express our deep and sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for your kind words of sympathy and compassion. Indeed, the passing away of a great statesman, the former President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, is a great loss for the entire nation. A…
Allow me to start by associating myself with the statement made earlier today by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine, Ambassador Kuchinsky, who spoke on behalf of the States of the Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova Group, and in my national capacity to add some remarks related to…
First, let me join the previous speakers in expressing our appreciation to the United Kingdom presidency for his timely and pertinent initiative in bringing the crucial issue of the role of the United Nations in ensuring justice and the rule of law to the fore of our attention.
It is not easy at th…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session and to express gratitude to Mr. Jan Kavan for his work as the President during the fifty-seventh session.
This year has been hard for the United Nations. The e…
Mr. President, before introducing 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. My country’s delegation profoundly regrets that the statement made in the plenary meeting on 22 October this year by the represen…
I shall be very brief. I should like to remind the representative of Armenia about the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s ministerial decision of March 1992 establishing his country and my country as main parties to the conflict. As far as the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities …
I would like to exercise my right of reply in response to the representative of Armenia.
I understand the desperate attempts of the Armenian representative to erase the United Nations records on the conflict in and around the Nagorny Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It is the very definition of “the …
