Azerbaijan`s UN Security Council bid in spotlight
Baku, October 23 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s bid to join the UN Security Council as a nonpermanent member has been highlighted by foreign media.
CNN said four countries, including Pakistan, were elected Friday to join the UN Security Council in January as nonpermanent members for two-year terms. Also elected, via secret ballot, were Guatemala, Morocco and Togo.
“In a race for the fifth Security Council seat, Azerbaijan and Slovenia went 10 rounds of voting with no decision Friday night.
Azerbaijan built some momentum but was 14 votes short of qualifying for the seat. The battle will resume Monday,” CNN said.
AFP also highlighted the Friday voting: “In the race for a seat for Eastern Europe, Azerbaijan (74 votes), Slovenia (67) and Hungary (52) fell well short of the required majority in the first round. Hungary dropped out and in the ninth round, Azerbaijan had 113 votes to Slovenia`s 77. Diplomats said there could be a backlash against adding another European Union member to the council where Britain, France, Germany and Portugal already hold seats. Late Friday, the General Assembly called off the contest until Monday”.
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