Azerbaijan to continue supporting UN peacekeeping operations

  29 September 2015    Read: 1084
Azerbaijan to continue supporting UN peacekeeping operations
Azerbaijan will continue to support the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations, the country’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said, addressing the Peacekeeping Summit in New York, US, Sept.29, according to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Mammadyarov said that however, in order to ensure peace and stability, peacekeeping operations are not enough.

For this purpose, the states need to fulfill their obligations under the international law, in particular those related to the respect for independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty, the foreign minister added.

Mammadyarov noted that Azerbaijan supports the UN peacekeeping operations as one of the important mechanisms for maintaining peace and security in the world.

He also added that Azerbaijan, which has undergone military aggression, occupation and ethnic cleansing by neighboring Armenia, is committed to creating peace and security based on the international norms and principles.

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