Azerbaijan regrets that the UN resolutions on the liberation of the country’s occupied territories are still ignored by Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in Baku on Friday, AzVision.az reports citing CBC.

Minister made this statement at a joint conference entitled ‘Azerbaijan and Sustainable Development Goals’ of the foreign ministry and the United Nations. Mammadyarov stressed Azerbaijan`s commitment to continue the peace talks. The Azerbaijani foreign minister also said that the status quo is unacceptable and poses a danger to the entire region.

ELMAR MAMMADYAROV, AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER: In response to the occupation of territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia, numerous resolutions were adopted by the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly condemning the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan and reaffirming respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity and the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders,” he said. “The fact that those resolutions remain on paper does not serve the credibility of the UN.The Government of Armenia must realize that the military occupation of a territory of another State does not represent a solution and its reliance on the status-quo is wrong, counter-productive and dangerous,” he said.

Mammadyarov said that on human dimension, Azerbaijan continues to promote tolerance, multiculturalism and understanding among peoples.

ELMAR MAMMADYAROV, AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER: Over the past seventy years, the United Nations have decisively established itself as the universal organization working for the noble cause of maintaining international peace and security.

Mammadyarov said that to our deepest regret, the world continues to face deterioration of the international security situation and increased human suffering, which requires huge resources from the United Nations.

ELMAR MAMMADYAROV, AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER: Azerbaijan has contributed with its military personnel to the UN-mandated peacekeeping operations in various parts of the world to advance the efforts for maintenance of international peace and security. Azerbaijan takes an active part in international organizations and helps to strengthen the relations between the UN and the OIC"

Speaking to the journalists, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Republic of Azerbaijan Antonius Broek talked about the implementation of the sustainable development goals implemented by the Azerbaijani Republic.

ANTONIUS BROEK UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR: The conference which was the first opportunity to discuss a newly endorsed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a new set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals underpinned by a global partnership and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders at all levels. The conference focused on the SDG implementation in Azerbaijan and the country’s aspirations for contributing to strengthening international security and promoting sustainable development globally. At the end of the conference the UN resident coordinator signed the stamp released by the Ministry of High Technologies of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations

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