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FM: Azerbaijan highly appreciates NAM position on Nagorno Karabakh

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 6 September 2011 16:08 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stand of many NAM Member States in supporting Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Azrebaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a ministerial of Non-Aligned Movement on the 50th anniversary of the organization.
FM: Azerbaijan highly appreciates NAM position on Nagorno Karabakh

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.6 / Trend, S.Agayeva /

Azerbaijan highly appreciates the principled stand of many NAM Member States in supporting Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement on the 50th anniversary of the organization.

He expressed hope for continued solidarity of the NAM member countries' just position and efforts aimed at putting an end to the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories.
Mammadyarov stressed that it is regrettable that Azerbaijan is still suffering from the aggression of the neighboring Armenia, with almost 20 percent of our land still under the occupation and around one million refugees and IDP's are ethnically cleansed from those territories.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.
Mammadyarov said having recently joined the Non-Aligned Movement as a full-fledged Member, Azerbaijan declared its adherence to and respect for the principles and purposes of the Movement.
The Republic of Azerbaijan reaffirms its adherence to the NAM position concerning Palestine and reiterates its long-standing solidarity with the people and leadership of Palestine, Mammadyarov underlined.

"We believe that time has come to reach a breakthrough on this old and notorious issue," he said.

Mammadyraov also said Azerbaijan is determined to contribute to the realization of the development goals and objectives agreed within the United Nations' system.

Desirous of contributing further to the maintenance of international peace, security, stability and prosperity, Azerbaijan has put forward its candidature for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, for the term 2012-2013.

Mammadyarov said the Non-Aligned Movement will benefit from its strengthened presence in the Security Council provided by Azerbaijan's membership in this authoritative UN body.

Azerbaijan joined the Non-Aligned Movement in May.

Earlier the country has observer status in this organization.

The NAM is the international organization uniting 118 world countries on the principles of non-participation in military blocs. First of all, NATO and the Warsaw Pact were implied at the time of establishing the organization.

The NAM was officially established by 25 countries at the Belgrade conference in September 1961.

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