A. Martirosyan: UN May Implement Peacekeeping Mission in Karabakh Conflict ZoneJanuary 11, 2006 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's permanent representative to the UN Armen Martirosyan does not rule out the opportunity for the UN to start implementing peacekeeping mission in the Karabakh conflict zone after signing of a political agreement over the Karabakh issue. «The problem will be subject to discussion when the parties come to agreement. The matter is at the stage of preliminary examination,» Martirosyan said. «Armenia's position from that point of view is rather flexible,» he added. During 2005 Azerbaijan tried to introduce the Karabakh issue in the UN General Assembly agenda. None of the attempts was a success. However, it is significant that during the second attempt the US and UK voted for Azerbaijan's proposal. Mr. Martirosyan explained it with UN policy: most UN countries are sure that each country should have an opportunity to present its apprehensions to the international community.«However, this does not mean that if the issue was included in the agenda those countries would express a positive opinion over Azerbaijan's demands,» Martirosyan assures. «Here were differences of the UN political and bureaucratic traditions. They also stated that event when the opponent countries were introducing the issue to the agenda, the US never voted against,» Martirosyan reported. The most global organization in the contemporary world, in Martirosyan's words, is now experiencing interesting times. The agenda included matters of forming new bodies: a peacekeeping commission and human rights council, program of reform of the Security Council, as well as election of new Secretary-General. This year, upon the completion of the 60th anniversary of the UN GA, Kofi Annan's tenure expires at the office of the Secretary-General. «Not having its own candidate, Armenia however has a vote in that important issue and will use it without fail,» said Armenia's permanent representative to the UN, reported RFE/RL. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |