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BRITISH EXPERT: THE SEAT IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS EVIDENCE OF AZERBAIJAN'S BECOMING AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL PLAYER
arminfo
Tuesday, October 25, 12:47
The election of Azerbaijan like a non permanent member of UN
Security Council will not have any immediate effect on the Karabakh
negotiations, nor on the work of the Minsk Process, but it is an
indication that Azerbaijan has become an important international
player, executive director of the British non-governmental organization
LINKS, Dennis Sammut, told Arminfo correspondent.
He also added that the election of Azerbaijan to the Security Council
is a reflection of a very active, and in many ways successful
foreign policy pursued by that country. In the election of the
last days Azerbaijan was strongly supported by member states of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League and the Non
Aligned Movement, as well as most CIS countries.
"Elmar Mammadyarov has been a very effective Foreign Minister
in many respects, and he has been working to secure the Security
Council seat for some time", - Mr. Sammut said and added that as a
member of the Security Council Azerbaijan acquires some prestige,
but also responsibility.
"The world body is the ultimate guarantor for world peace and
members of the Security Council are expected to lead by example", -
he emphasized.
When commenting on the fact that the election of Azerbaijan as a non
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council became possible
despite the Karabakh conflict, the British expert said: "The election
of non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council takes
place each year in the General Assembly. Each country has a vote,
and each country votes on the basis of its national interests, and
what it perceives is the best choice for leading this world body. The
fact that a country has a dispute with another country has never
excluded the election of that country to the Security Council. India
and Pakistan have both been members of the Security Council despite
their history of wars and conflicts", - he concluded.
arminfo
Tuesday, October 25, 12:47
The election of Azerbaijan like a non permanent member of UN
Security Council will not have any immediate effect on the Karabakh
negotiations, nor on the work of the Minsk Process, but it is an
indication that Azerbaijan has become an important international
player, executive director of the British non-governmental organization
LINKS, Dennis Sammut, told Arminfo correspondent.
He also added that the election of Azerbaijan to the Security Council
is a reflection of a very active, and in many ways successful
foreign policy pursued by that country. In the election of the
last days Azerbaijan was strongly supported by member states of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League and the Non
Aligned Movement, as well as most CIS countries.
"Elmar Mammadyarov has been a very effective Foreign Minister
in many respects, and he has been working to secure the Security
Council seat for some time", - Mr. Sammut said and added that as a
member of the Security Council Azerbaijan acquires some prestige,
but also responsibility.
"The world body is the ultimate guarantor for world peace and
members of the Security Council are expected to lead by example", -
he emphasized.
When commenting on the fact that the election of Azerbaijan as a non
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council became possible
despite the Karabakh conflict, the British expert said: "The election
of non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council takes
place each year in the General Assembly. Each country has a vote,
and each country votes on the basis of its national interests, and
what it perceives is the best choice for leading this world body. The
fact that a country has a dispute with another country has never
excluded the election of that country to the Security Council. India
and Pakistan have both been members of the Security Council despite
their history of wars and conflicts", - he concluded.