Azerbaijani FM addresses UN Security Council open debate
Baku, August 7 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has delivered a speech at UN Security Council open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.
“In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Members States conferred on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and agreed that in carrying its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf,” said the FM.
“The League of Arab States has also proved to be one of those regional organizations that are able to take the lead in promoting peace, security and stability in the region. We are pleased to see that cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States have been instrumental in carrying out important tasks in such areas as conflict prevention and resolution, crisis response and management, and the fight against terrorism and organized crime.”
Mr Mammadyarov noted: “Azerbaijan as a member of the Security Council will further support the development of partnership relations between these regional organizations and the UN.
He also highlighted sub-regional organizations as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Union of South American Nations.”
“Furthermore, the increasing role of organizations formed on the basis of shared cultural and linguistic values of their Member States, such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, gives rise to the need for exploring the opportunities and the appropriate approaches that can better serve the purpose of enhancing interaction and cooperation of these organizations with the United Nations across a broad agenda of mutual concern.”
“First and foremost, it is crucial that all Member States adhere to their obligations, as laid down in the Charter, with respect to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States. It is therefore important that at our meeting today the Council stressed the importance of a coordinated international response to causes of conflict and called the international community, including United Nations organs and agencies, to assist the efforts at the regional level aimed at the peaceful settlement of disputes and the prevention and resolution of conflicts in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and relevant Security Council resolutions.”
He said: “It is also essential, when dealing with conflict and post-conflict situations, that the relevant organizations and entities ensure that peace and justice are both present in a mutually reinforcing manner. As a country suffering from the occupation and large-scale ethnic cleansing of a significant part of its territory, Azerbaijan strongly supports that approach in working to address protracted conflicts and their humanitarian and human rights consequences in different parts of the world.”
“As a country suffering from the occupation and large-scale ethnic cleansing of a significant part of its territory, Azerbaijan strongly supports that approach in working to address protracted conflicts and their humanitarian and human rights consequences in different parts of the world,” the Azerbaijani FM added.
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