AZERBAIJAN TAKES OVER UNSC TERM PRESIDENCY

, Turkey
Oct 1 2013

Azerbaijan’s term presidency of United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
has officially started Tuesday

World Bulletin/News Desk

Azerbaijan’s term presidency of United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
officially started Tuesday.

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Elman Abdullayev stated
they took the term presidency from Australia on October, 1.

Solutions for Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict, Nagorno-Karabakh problem
of Azerbaijan and the Syrian issue will be prioritised during the
term presidency, Abdullayev told AA in an exclusive interview.

He reminded Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov suggested
a top level meeting for a cooperation of UN General Assembly and
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and said they will work to
make the meeting take place.

Azerbaijan was selected on October 2011 as a temporary member for
2012-2013 period of UNSC with 155 votes.

From: Baghdasarian