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REACTION TO AZERBAIJAN/UN: UNITED NATIONS "NEEDS REFORM" SAYS ANALYST
Karen Bekaryan
ArmeniaNow
25.10.11 | 15:57
By Gayane Lazarian
An Armenian political analyst believes the fact that Azerbaijan
was elected on Monday a non-permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council for 2012-2013 after Slovenia withdrew its candidacy
shows that the UN needs essential reforms.
On the press conference on Tuesday, head of European Integration
NGO Karen Bekaryan said he wonders how countries which have serious
problems with democracy, directly inherited power, unsettled conflicts
and no great efforts to settle their conflicts, can become a UN
Security Council member.
According to Bekaryan, this international structure has a problem
which means that Armenia, being a full UN member, also has a problem.
In this respect, Bekaryan believes that Armenia must hold discussions
with other countries related to UN's possible reforms.
Bekaryan, however, states that Azerbaijan's becoming a non-permanent
member of the UN Security Council will not harm the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement. Becoming a non-permanent member UN Security
Council, Azerbaijan tried to solve two problems for itself.
"This (the membership) gives the Aliyev clan and the Azeri authorities
an opportunity to distract its own nation's attention from a number
of various problems, and shows that Azerbaijan has some victory
in the diplomatic arena," Bekaryan says. "Secondly, Azerbaijan has
big problems outside the country, having a poor image in terms of
democratic problems. This status, as at least, Azerbaijan believes,
will give it an opportunity to alleviate criticisms."
Referring to different sources, Bekaryan states that Azerbaijan has
spent substantial funds to get this position.
"If you observe the list of countries which voted for Azerbaijan, you
will see countries the social-economic situation of which is terrible,
and it is possible to settle issues with them by means of investing
big funds. Of course, the Aliyev clan has not paid that money from
its own pocket, but rather - from the State Budget of Azerbaijan,
depriving its own nation from other plans. There is a positive fact
here - more money is spent on diplomatic, so-called 'success' lesser
money will be left for armament," Bekaryan concludes
Karen Bekaryan
ArmeniaNow
25.10.11 | 15:57
By Gayane Lazarian
An Armenian political analyst believes the fact that Azerbaijan
was elected on Monday a non-permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council for 2012-2013 after Slovenia withdrew its candidacy
shows that the UN needs essential reforms.
On the press conference on Tuesday, head of European Integration
NGO Karen Bekaryan said he wonders how countries which have serious
problems with democracy, directly inherited power, unsettled conflicts
and no great efforts to settle their conflicts, can become a UN
Security Council member.
According to Bekaryan, this international structure has a problem
which means that Armenia, being a full UN member, also has a problem.
In this respect, Bekaryan believes that Armenia must hold discussions
with other countries related to UN's possible reforms.
Bekaryan, however, states that Azerbaijan's becoming a non-permanent
member of the UN Security Council will not harm the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement. Becoming a non-permanent member UN Security
Council, Azerbaijan tried to solve two problems for itself.
"This (the membership) gives the Aliyev clan and the Azeri authorities
an opportunity to distract its own nation's attention from a number
of various problems, and shows that Azerbaijan has some victory
in the diplomatic arena," Bekaryan says. "Secondly, Azerbaijan has
big problems outside the country, having a poor image in terms of
democratic problems. This status, as at least, Azerbaijan believes,
will give it an opportunity to alleviate criticisms."
Referring to different sources, Bekaryan states that Azerbaijan has
spent substantial funds to get this position.
"If you observe the list of countries which voted for Azerbaijan, you
will see countries the social-economic situation of which is terrible,
and it is possible to settle issues with them by means of investing
big funds. Of course, the Aliyev clan has not paid that money from
its own pocket, but rather - from the State Budget of Azerbaijan,
depriving its own nation from other plans. There is a positive fact
here - more money is spent on diplomatic, so-called 'success' lesser
money will be left for armament," Bekaryan concludes