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UNITED
NATIONS–The 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly
may debate two Azeri drafted resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the Azeri Trend News Agency reported, quoting the UN
Press Office.
The two resolutions to be brought to the floor for a vote are
named: ”Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their
implications for international peace, security and development”
and “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”,
the UN Press Office told Trend.
According to Trend, the press office said the two resolutions
were been considered by the General Assembly at its 63rd
session, and thus remain on the agenda for the upcoming session.
Their inclusion in the provisional agenda of the 64th session is
subject to any action the Assembly may take on it at its 63rd
session and the exact time at which these resolutions are to be
discussed will be determined at the end of September.
Azerbaijan has long sought to exploit its alliances in the
United Nations to pass resolutions in the UN favoring its
position on Karabakh. Baku hopes to bolster its case in the
peace process by establishing a paper trail of relevant
documents supporting its alleged claims to Karabakh.
On March 14, as Armenia was in a state of emergency, Azerbaijan
succeeded in pushing for an adoption of a resolution
“reaffirming the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, demanding
withdrawal of all Armenian forces from all occupied territories
there.”
The non-binding resolution was adopted by a vote of 39 in favor
to 7 against. The US, Russia and France voting against the
resolution, and stressed the importance of continued mediation
efforts through the OSCE Minsk Group, which they co-chair. They
were joined by Armenia, Angola, India, and Vanuatu in voting
against it. Over 150 countries abstained or did not vote.
Armenia’s then foreign minister, Vartan Oskanian, condemned the
resolution as “bogus” and “hypocritical.” Armenia has long
maintained that the UN is not the proper venue for discussion or
resolution of the Karabakh conflict as it is under mediation by
the OSCE Minsk Group.
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