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    ELMAR MAMMADYAROV CALLS OIC AND ARAB LEAGUE COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL NON-PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP

    APA
    June 1 2011
    Azerbaijan

    Baku - APA. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov
    attended the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
    (OIC) Group at the Ambassadorial level at UN held on May 31 at the
    UN headquarters in New York.

    Tajikistan's Permanent Representative to UN presided over the meeting
    called Azerbaijan as an active OIC member and reminded about the
    successful 33rd meeting of the OIC Committee of Ministers hosted by
    Azerbaijan in 2006.

    Mammadyarov informed the participants about the Azerbaijan's nomination
    for the UN Security Council non-permanent membership in 2012-2013
    and its superiorities and called the OIC member-countries to support
    this nomination.

    Azerbaijan's independent policy, its leading position in the region,
    its important role in the development of Caspian-Caucasian regional
    cooperation and realization of the regional energy and transport
    projects, important initiatives put forward by Azerbaijan within the
    framework of the UN and OIC were underlined at the meeting. Azerbaijan
    as a part of the Islamic world and bridge between the Europe and Asia
    contributes to the dialogue between the civilizations. Mammadyarov
    also informed the participants about the negotiation process over
    the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

    Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said UN Security Council's four
    resolutions adopted in 1993 demanding Armenia to withdraw its troops
    from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have not been fulfilled
    yet and added that according to the UN Charter all UN members undertake
    to fulfil resolutions of the UN Security Council.

    Mammadyarov also met with the permanent representatives of the Arab
    League at UN.

    Minister called the OIC and Arab League countries to support
    Azerbaijan's nomination for non-permanent membership of the UN Security
    Council in 2012-2013 during the voting in October.

    Participants of the meeting exchanged views on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
    Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as processes in the Middle East
    and Africa.

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