5 November 2011 by anushka - archived in Caucasus

New chance for the conflict resolution

The fact that one of the countries of a conflict zone joins UN Security Council seems promising to me. In this very case, I mean Azerbaijan’s getting UN Security Council seat. It will join Pakistan, Morocco, Guatemala and Togo as temporary members of the 15-nation council in January for a two-year term.
Azerbaijan, Hungary and Slovenia were the candidates from Eastern Europe to join UN Security Council for two-year term. In the end Azerbaijan won the seat after Hungary and Slovenia withdrew their candidacies.
In 2008, Baku pushed through the UN General Assembly a non-binding resolution that referred to Karabakh as an ”internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan” and demanded an “immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces” from occupied Azerbaijani lands. The resolution was backed by 39 mostly Muslim states. The three mediating powers voted against the 2008 resolution on Karabakh at the General Assembly. They also convinced Baku to withdraw a similar draft resolution from the assembly agenda in September 2010.
In spite of the above-described past actions of Azerbaijan towards Armenian historical land–Nagorno- Karabakh, I do want to believe that Azerbaijan, if it really realizes the meaning of joining UN Security Council, should not only avoid any militant calls , but should more than even be intensively involved in dialogue with Armenia and recognize the historical truth, thus securing the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict.

Under the Charter, the functions and powers of the Security Council are:
• to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations;
• to investigate any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction;
• to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement;
• to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments;
• to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken;
• to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression;
• to take military action against an aggressor;
• to recommend the admission of new Members;
• to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in “strategic areas”;
• to recommend to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.

http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html

http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/24371199.html

Arevik Hayrapetyan, FD blogger from Armenia

Comments

  • guest

    dear Arevik, before talking about the so-called “historical truth”, read 4 UN resolutions 822, 853, 874, 884 recognizing territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and demanding withdrawal of all Armenian forces just to refresh your memory

    • guest

      specially for your attention: nhttp://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ga10693.doc.htm

    • Arevik Hayrapetyan

      Dear guest, thank you for your interest in my article. Please mind that I take responsibility for each word I write in my articles and if I write about historical truth, that is about Nagorno-Kharabakh HISTORICALLY BEING AN ARMENIAN LAND, this means I have deeply researched this issue from different points. One more thing there is no need to refresh my memory, as me and all Armenians are quite aware of our lands, history and are very proud of them. And one thing we, Armenians, strive for is PEACE. Hope in future Azeris will be progressive enough to avoid sporadic breaches of ceasefire and be involved in dialogue to resolve the conflict.

      • guest

        what you’ve written here is a totally biased article which refers to armenian link. this article cannot be called a call for dialogue since it attacks azerbaijanis and exposes them as agressors and fuels already existing disputes

        • Arevik Hayrapetyan

          Dear guest, it’s your right to shape your opinion about my article and I respect it, meanwhile I repeat that whatever I write in my articles has valid bases. I am not going to send you any links, as you will surely consider them subjective and bias. But I will give you just some hints, that is Tigranakert and other Armenian historical monuments that exist in Artsakh, so that you can make your own research and maybe find the path to the truth. I sincerely wish you good luck in your research:) And remember I am always ready for a peaceful dialogue!!!

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