SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 13. President Ilham
Aliyev touched upon reforms within the United Nations during his
speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th Shusha
Global Media Forum.
"With respect to the reforms of the United Nations Security
Council, you know that this issue is being discussed from time to
time, but without any visible progress. Azerbaijan has its own
position on that. As the chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, we
actually put forward our version of the reform because it must be
inclusive and representative," the head of state said.
Outlining the specific proposal, the President stated: "Our
suggestion was that, on a rotation basis, one permanent seat should
go to the Non-Aligned Movement, and for instance, the current chair
of the movement would be a permanent member with veto rights.
Another seat should go to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
because Muslim countries are also not represented there, also on a
rotation basis. Additionally, one seat should go to the African
Union, where the country holding the current chairmanship would
take the seat. This would create a fair balance in the Security
Council," the head of state said, stating that Azerbaijan has its
own role with respect to this issue.
