Azerbaijan to bid for non-permanent seat in UN SC
Azerbaijan has applied for non-permanent membership
in the United Nations Security Council in 2012-2013, Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in New York while attending a
meeting of member states of the Organization for Islamic Conference
(OIC).
Mammadyarov said Baku hopes the group`s members represented in the UN SC will back its candidacy.
Azerbaijan`s membership will be discussed at the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in 2011.
The five permanent members of the Security Council, namely, the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom, are of maximum weight in the decision.
The 10 non-permanent UN SC members are elected every two years and currently include Austria, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Turkey, Uganda, and Vietnam.
Mammadyarov said Baku hopes the group`s members represented in the UN SC will back its candidacy.
Azerbaijan`s membership will be discussed at the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in 2011.
The five permanent members of the Security Council, namely, the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom, are of maximum weight in the decision.
The 10 non-permanent UN SC members are elected every two years and currently include Austria, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Turkey, Uganda, and Vietnam.
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