December 19, 2009 - 19:18 AMT
UN General Assembly passed resolution on People's Right to Self-determination
During its 64th session convened on Saturday, December 18, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution on the People's Universal Right to Self Determination. More than 50 UN member states, including Armenia and Azerbaijan, became co-authors of the document, RA Foreign Ministry's press service reported. The resolution reiterates people's universal right to self-determination and calls on countries to call attention to exercising the right. Most UN member states are convinced that the right to self-determination is one of the basic principles and cornerstones of international law.