GANIRA PASHAYEVA: "AZERBAIJAN WILL FURTHER BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE UNITED NATIONS LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES DID ON OUR RESOLUTION"
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March 18 2008
Azerbaijan
The adoption of the Baku-initiated resolution on the situation in
Nagorno Karabakh by the UN General Assembly was a great success and
at the same time has become a lesson for the OSCE Minsk Group.
The due announcement was made by MP Ganira Pashayeva.
She said the main point of this lesson became the fact that Azerbaijan
will not make any concessions in the issues regarding the occupied
lands, regardless of the position of the OSCE Minsk Group.
According to the deputy, the adoption of the resolution shows that
Azerbaijan is capable to putting the document, disapproved by the OSCE
Minsk Group, for discussion on a high level and to attain its adoption.
She said this became a signal for the Minsk group to be more unbiased
in its activity.
"In line with the resolution, they will have to report to the General
Assembly and present the results of their mediation. Moreover, due
to the position during voting, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will
have to rehabilitate before the Azerbaijani community", she said.
According to Pashayeva, the position of Iran which always recognized
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, is no less frustrating.
"Putting resolution for voting in the US General Assembly, can be
called a test of sincerity, proposed by Azerbaijan. Owing to it,
we were able to see, which country is sincere to us. It can be said
that Minsk Group co-chairing countries, as well as Iran, Egypt, and
such Turkic states as Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan did not
pass the test on sincerity, proposed by Azerbaijan", she said.
Touching upon the position of Turkic states, the deputy noted that
except for Turkey and Uzbekistan, others abstained for voting while
Azerbaijan supports them in all issues.
"Azerbaijan supports Kazakhstan in the Council of Europe. Azerbaijan
supported Kazakhstan in the issue of chairmanship in the OSCE in
2009. However, their position on the issue important for Azerbaijan
can be assessed negatively, as there can be nothing more important
for our country", the parliamentarian noted.
Moreover, she stressed disappointment with the position of a number
of countries in this issue, including Romania, Poland and some other
countries, including Baltic states and Israel, which have always been
Azerbaijan’s strategic partners.
She said despite that the resolution is a successful and important
document for the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as this
issue has been introduced to the agenda of further discussions of
the UN General Assembly.
"I think the countries which did not support principles of
international law and Azerbaijan’s fair position have time to think
over it and undertake due steps next time during such voting.
However, the voting on the resolution helped Azerbaijan to define its
position on the issues of other countries. Azerbaijan will further
be able to vote in the United Nations like other countries did on
our resolution", she said.