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    BAKU CAN ATTAIN ADOPTION OF FIFTH RESOLUTION ON KARABAKH IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL

    news.az, Azerbaijan
    Oct 31 2011

    News.Az interviews Musa Gasimli, Milli Majlis deputy, professor.

    What positive and negative moments does Azerbaijan expect during
    occupation of the post of nonpermanent member of the UN Security
    Council in two years?

    Azerbaijan's election as nonpermanent member of the UN Security
    Council is undoubtedly a great success of Azerbaijani diplomacy. This
    fact proves the perfectness of foreign policy of Azerbaijan held
    by President Ilham Aliyev. All the same, election as non permanent
    member of the UN Security Council proves the growing influence of
    Azerbaijan on the international arena.

    All the same, I have to note that Azerbaijan's recent participation
    in the Non-Aligned Movement played a weighty role in election as
    nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council.

    Thus, on the one hand Azerbaijan gains the right to vote in the UN
    Security Council will chair its sessions and on the other hand, it
    will gain responsibility which makes it necessary to take balanced
    and thorough decisions.

    Is Azerbaijan laid additional responsibility with respect to its
    election as nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council from
    Eastern Europe?

    Though Azerbaijan gained its state independence just 20 years ago,
    the country will represent the entire Eastern Europe in the UN
    Security Council. No doubt that Azerbaijan's representation of the
    countries with centuries-old history in the UN Security Council will
    further strengthen positions of official Baku in the international
    arena. This status opens new opportunities to Azerbaijan and raises
    its responsibility. Meanwhile, in case of responsible approach to
    its new status, Azerbaijan can take serious steps to address problems
    facing the Eastern European countries.

    How can Azerbaijan act when the UN Security Council will adopt
    decisions and sanctions on Iran?

    The issue related to Iranian problems may become one of the
    most sensitive issues for Azerbaijan that may emerge during its
    nonpermanent membership in the UN Security Council. In this case,
    Azerbaijan may face the dilemma when the western countries will
    put any anti-Iranian document for discussion in the UN Security
    Council. As is known, Iran is Azerbaijan's neighbor while despite
    being strategic partner, the United States is geographically far
    from this region. I think Azerbaijan must take account of its own
    interests while putting this issue for discussion in the UN Security
    Council, since the anti-Iranian blow can cause hard implications for
    Azerbaijan, particularly, Azerbaijan may face a flow of refugees from
    Iran. Literally, the fire in neighbor countries cannot be of use to
    Azerbaijan. All the same, there may appear the need for Azerbaijan to
    demonstrate its clear positions when the UN Security Council will take
    sanctions against Iran. I believe that Azerbaijani diplomacy should be
    especially attentive. In this case Azerbaijan must rely on its national
    interests and then this position will be perceived with understanding.

    I think Azerbaijan must take into account the threat to its security
    by Iran. Western countries must understand that Iran is Azerbaijan's
    neighbor. They must also take into account the fact that some Iranian
    forces are uninterested in the presence of strong and independent
    Azerbaijan.

    Several observers evaluated Russian support to election of Azerbaijan
    as nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council as an attempt to
    gain Baku's further vote in adopting resolutions in Syria and other
    problems where Russian and US interests intertwine. How can Azerbaijan
    act in such cases?

    I think that in the two years of membership in the UN Security Council
    Azerbaijan will need to study the position of every side on every
    discussed issue. Otherwise, the vote of Azerbaijan in decision-making
    may damage the interests of the country in the end.

    If Russia and West believe that Azerbaijan will support their position
    in making decisions in the UN Security Council, they are mistaken.

    Azerbaijan has become the nonpermanent member of the UN Security
    Council to protect its interests. All the same, since Azerbaijan was
    elected the nonpermanent member from the Eastern European region,
    it will also protect their interests.

    I believe that in the Syrian issue Azerbaijan's position must comply
    with the positions of progressive countries. Events in Syria may
    have a serious impact on the entire Middle Eastern region. Therefore,
    Azerbaijan must also be attentive in this issue.

    If the United States and Russia wish to gain fair position in the
    resolution of the Karabakh conflict and must demand from Armenia to
    return the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.

    Azerbaijan has already stated that during the country's membership
    in the UN Security Council, it will raise the problem of Karabakh
    settlement in this organization. Is it possible that the Security
    Council will take any decisions on this conflict?

    Naturally, during its membership in the UN Security Council, Azerbaijan
    will be interested in raising issues of country's problems in this
    organization. I think that Azerbaijani diplomacy which has got
    additional opportunities, will manage to gain the fifth resolution
    in the UN Security Council related to the resolution of the Karabakh
    conflict. This resolution may reflect the facts of continuation
    of occupation, aggressive actions of Armenia, problem of return of
    displaced persons to their homes, as well as the situation in the
    occupied lands, particularly, arson, forced settlement, changing
    names of historical places, towns and villages and plundering natural
    resources.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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