At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating all delegations on the adoption of resolution 65/283 on strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful
settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution.
I would also like to convey our special thanks to Finland …
I apologize for having requested the floor again in exercise of my right of reply to the remarks made by the Armenian delegation. We proceed from the strong understanding
that the United Nations should be resorted to by Member States in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Organizatio…
I would like to exercise the right of reply to the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia on 21 September in the general debate of the General Assembly (see A/65/PV.6).
The statement of the Armenian Foreign Minister was yet another solid piece of evidence of t…
With regard to the draft resolution entitled “Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on whether the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo is in accordance with international law” (A/64/L.65/Rev.1), Azerbaijan commends the efforts aimed at finding mutually ac…
I have the honour to refer to item 18 on the agenda of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, entitled “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, and to draft resolution A/64/L.57, entitled “Observance of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in…
At the outset, I would like to join previous speakers in emphasizing the importance of this special solemn meeting of the General Assembly convened in celebration of the sixty- fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War and in commemoration of all its victims.
The Second World War was a g…
On behalf of the main sponsors — Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan — I would like to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.30/Rev.2, entitled “International Day of Nowruz”.
For over 3,000 years, Nowruz has been celebrated …
At the outset, allow me to express my Government’s gratitude and sincere thanks to His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the initiative to request this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the culture of peace. This meeting indeed offers a timely…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, including Sweden, which has joined that group very recently,
draft resolution A/62/L.41/Rev.1. The text before us is the result of an extensive process of informal consultations reflecting our willingness to attain broad support for the dra…
Recently we discussed here the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan (see A/62/PV.86). Today we are discussing the situation in Georgia, in particular the situation of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia. The discussion of two conflicts in the GUAM area in such a sh…
In exercising my right of reply, I would like to state the following.
I would like to emphasize the utmost importance of the resolution that the General Assembly has adopted despite the efforts of some Member States. The resolution demonstrates that the international community firmly stands for a s…
The conflict in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan has a long history. Karabakh — both its mountainous and lowland parts, which are economically and politically
linked with each other — has always been one of the historical provinces of Azerbaijan. In antiquity and the early Middl…
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…
It is a great pleasure to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States on the occasion of the election of the President
of the General Assembly for the sixty-fifth session. I would first like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss of Switzerland on his election. We feel extremel…
