Ilham Aliyev: We try to contribute to peace and security

“As you know, Azerbaijan has always been a very active member of the United Nations,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a meeting with the newly appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva on August 24, Report informs, citing AzerTag.

“We have even been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council some ten years ago by very large support of the international community. 155 countries supported our candidacy, and that was a demonstration of the international reputation of the country and active foreign policy,” the head of state added.

“During the two years of our chairmanship, we initiated important issues and addressed important global issues which were on the agenda of the international community. Of course, now, as a chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, which is the largest after the United Nations international institution, we play an important role in international affairs and also support the United Nations Secretary-General’sSecretary-General’s initiatives, especially on fighting COVID. As you know, we, as a chair of the NAM, initiated a special session of the United Nations General Assembly devoted to coronavirus at the end of the last year, and that was also our contribution to the global fight against this disease. Also, in the national capacity, we provided assistance to more than 30 countries, financial and humanitarian, and also shared the vaccines with the countries which needed then our support. So, this demonstrates our agenda as a responsible member of the international community,” the head of state added.