UN postpones debate on Garabagh resolution
The United Nations General Assembly has postponed
the debate on a draft resolution assessing the situation in the
Armenia-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, according to the UN
press-center.
The discussions had been initially scheduled for December 3. The source could not specify reasons for the postponement, but said that, most likely, the decision is related to the negotiating process underway between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
On the same day, the UN GA was to table another resolution on lingering conflicts in the territories of the member states of GUAM, a group comprising Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, and their impact on international peace, security and development. The discussions have been postponed as well.
According to the UN center, new dates for debates on the two resolutions will be announced soon. It did not rule out that the documents will be put on discussion at the sixty-fifth UN GA session.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict for nearly two decades. Armenia has been occupying over 20% of Azerbaijan's internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s. The UN has already passed four resolutions on the unconditional pullout of the Armenian armed forces. Nonetheless, Yerevan is sticking to its policy of occupation and ignoring international law.*
The discussions had been initially scheduled for December 3. The source could not specify reasons for the postponement, but said that, most likely, the decision is related to the negotiating process underway between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
On the same day, the UN GA was to table another resolution on lingering conflicts in the territories of the member states of GUAM, a group comprising Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, and their impact on international peace, security and development. The discussions have been postponed as well.
According to the UN center, new dates for debates on the two resolutions will be announced soon. It did not rule out that the documents will be put on discussion at the sixty-fifth UN GA session.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict for nearly two decades. Armenia has been occupying over 20% of Azerbaijan's internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s. The UN has already passed four resolutions on the unconditional pullout of the Armenian armed forces. Nonetheless, Yerevan is sticking to its policy of occupation and ignoring international law.*
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