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Elmar Mammadyarov calls OIC and Arab League countries to support Azerbaijanâ€™s nomination for UN Security Council non-permanent membership

01 June 2011 07:24 (UTC +04:00)

Tajikistanâ€™s Permanent Representative to UN presided over the meeting called Azerbaijan as an active OIC member and reminded about the successful 33rd meeting of the OIC Committee of Ministers hosted by Azerbaijan in 2006.

Mammadyarov informed the participants about the Azerbaijanâ€™s nomination for the UN Security Council non-permanent membership in 2012-2013 and its superiorities and called the OIC member-countries to support this nomination.

Azerbaijanâ€™s independent policy, its leading position in the region, its important role in the development of Caspian-Caucasian regional cooperation and realization of the regional energy and transport projects, important initiatives put forward by Azerbaijan within the framework of the UN and OIC were underlined at the meeting. Azerbaijan as a part of the Islamic world and bridge between the Europe and Asia contributes to the dialogue between the civilizations. Mammadyarov also informed the participants about the negotiation process over the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said UN Security Councilâ€™s four resolutions adopted in 1993 demanding Armenia to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have not been fulfilled yet and added that according to the UN Charter all UN members undertake to fulfil resolutions of the UN Security Council.

Mammadyarov also met with the permanent representatives of the Arab League at UN.

Minister called the OIC and Arab League countries to support Azerbaijanâ€™s nomination for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council in 2012-2013 during the voting in October.

Participants of the meeting exchanged views on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as processes in the Middle East and Africa.