Karabakh conflict on UN agenda a 'diplomatic success'
An Azerbaijani commentator has welcomed the inclusion of a resolution on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan on the UN General Assembly agenda.
Fikrat Sadikhov told Gun.Az that the inclusion of the item on the agenda of the forthcoming 66th UN General Assembly was an achievement.
He noted that the international mediators seeking a resolution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh had not wanted Azerbaijan to submit the resolution.
“Many countries, Armenia in particular, wanted to prevent this issue from being brought up for discussion. Even the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs were putting pressure on Azerbaijan in this regard, but we achieved our goal,” Sadikhov said.
The resolution will consolidate a legal framework on a fair settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he continued.
“This means another document in favour of Azerbaijan. The vote will involve around 200 countries and of course most countries will vote for the resolution,” the commentator said.
Azerbaijan submitted a resolution on the situation in its occupied territories for discussion at the UN General Assembly last year, but withdrew the resolution, pending the outcome of an OSCE-led field assessment mission to Karabakh and the surrounding districts. The mission took place in October and made public its findings in March.
The mission concluded: "The harsh reality of the situation in the territories has reinforced the view of the co-chairs that the status quo is unacceptable, and that only a peaceful, negotiated settlement can bring the prospect of a better, more certain future to the people who used to live in the territories and those who live there now."
In 1993, the UN Security Council passed four resolutions calling for the withdrawal of Armenian troops from Azerbaijan, but none of the resolutions have been implemented.
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