Azerbaijan`s foreign policy priorities remain unchanged during its presidency in Security Council, Permanent representative to UN

The priorities of Azerbaijan's foreign policy will remain unchanged, by maintaining its relevance and during its presidency in the UN Security Council, Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the UN Agshin Mehdiyev told press.
Azerbaijan headed the UN Security Council on May 1 after the U.S., which presided in April. China will have the presidency in a month.
For the first time in its history, Azerbaijan was elected to the UN Security Council at the General Assembly in October 2011. The republic received authority of the Security Council's non-permanent member status on January 1, 2012.
Azerbaijan's membership in the UN Security Council will have no impact on the priorities of its own foreign policy.
Mehdiyev said that they are stable as the UN Security Council's work programme for the next 31 days has not been approved yet. The ambassador did not state the details. However, he stressed that the agenda will have issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security issues related to terrorism, the situation in the Balkans and of course, the Middle East and North Africa and Africa during Azerbaijan's presidency.
"As you know, the UN Security Council regularly hears the Secretariat's report on the situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question," the diplomat said. "Of course, this will be reflected in our programme. The situation in Syria will also be thoroughly discussed."
Stressing that Azerbaijan is a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Non-Aligned Movement, Mehdiyev stressed that his country has set its position on many issues of the agenda of the UN Security Council.
"If at some point our opinions coincide with those of other countries, it is wonderful," he said. "If not, then we have our own principles and we are not going to alter."
Observing the first four months of Azerbaijan's membership in the UN Security Council, the ambassador said that very valuable experience has been obtained.
"Our country has been elected to the Security Council for the first time," he said. "For the first time in its history it presides over a body which resolves all international problems. This is a great school for any diplomat regardless of age, experience and activity."

{nl}

AzerTAc


© İstifadə edilərkən "Xalq qəzeti"nə istinad olunmalıdır.



  • I Avropa Oyunlarının təəssüratları uzun müddət xatirələrdə yaşayacaq

    I Avropa Oyunlarının təəssüratları uzun müddət xatirələrdə yaşayacaq

  • Hər gün bir tarix, hər gün bir zəfər

    Hər gün bir tarix, hər gün bir zəfər

  • Birinci Avropa Oyunları məşəlinin Bakının mədəniyyət və incəsənət mərkəzlərinə səyahəti

    Birinci Avropa Oyunları məşəlinin Bakının mədəniyyət və incəsənət mərkəzlərinə səyahəti

Most popular



Calendar

Weather