(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Having played a crucial role in Azerbaijan's
formation and development, Heydar Aliyev left an indelible mark in
the history of Azerbaijan. "Azerbaijan & Heydar Aliyev" is a
special project of Trend News Agency, dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the national leader, which will cover key events of
Heydar Aliyev's work in the years of his leading
Azerbaijan.
On October 22, 1995, Heydar Aliyev took part in a special solemn
meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the 50th
anniversary of the UN. The National Leader made a speech at the
event.
"I heartily congratulate you on behalf of the Azerbaijani people
on the occasion of the 50-year anniversary of the United Nations
Organization, which has made great contributions to the
strengthening of peace, security and stability in the world. Within
the past 50 years since the foundation of the United Nations, great
changes have taken place in the world. It is an evidence of the
fundamental renewal of the world and implementation of the
principles of the Charter of the United Nations into life," Heydar
Aliyev said.
As the National Leader noted, the main achievement is that
despite the acute confrontation in the years of "the cold war", the
breaking of a new world war has been prevented.
"Colonialism, apartheid, and racial discrimination remained in
the past. The peoples have gained the chance to determine their
fates, obtained freedom and independence. The independence and
sovereignty gained by the republics of the former Soviet Union are
historical events," he added.
According to Heydar Aliyev, universal values are being spread
and established in the world. "The ideas of freedom, democracy and
human rights occupy a special place among them. The necessity of
implementation of democratic changes in socio-political and state
construction, in economy, in all the spheres of life has become the
most essential factor for many countries. All the UN-members,
particularly the economically developed countries and the states
with their own democratic traditions have made their contributions
for the present achievements. But the main role in all this belongs
to the United Nations. It has become the most influential and
authoritative international organization in the past 50 years," he
pointed out.
I hope that the financial problems experienced by the United
Nations now will be removed for the sake of its future successful
activities, he added.
"All this gladdens us and evokes the sense of pride in our
hearts. But the world is not completely secure, perfect and ideal
yet. There are still problems to be solved fundamentally. Violation
of the international legal norms in the inter-state relations,
international terrorism, spread of the weapons of mass destruction,
famine and poverty, ecological disasters are just such problems.
Manifestation of the cases of aggressive nationalism and separatism
as the cause of bloody wars in a number of regions of the world,
countless human sufferings and deprivations threaten peace
greatly," he said.
The aggression of the Republic of Armenia against Azerbaijan has
been going on for more than seven years, he noted, adding that "the
aim of this aggression is to annex the Upper Karabakh province of
Azerbaijan. The armed forces of Armenia have occupied over 20 per
cent of the Azerbaijan territory, over a million of our citizens
have become refugees as a result of this aggression and at present
they live in hard, intolerable conditions in tent camps. The
Security Council of the United Nations adopted four resolutions
which demand the unconditional and immediate withdrawal of the
armed forces of Armenia from the Azerbaijan territory. But the
aggressor ignores them. Therefore, the processes aimed at the
peaceful regulation of the conflict within the frames of the Minsk
group of OSCE yielded no proper results yet".
"Distinguished heads of states and governments, today I appeal
to you, to the United Nations and the OSCE and ask to render an
effective assistance to the peaceful solution of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, to the restoration of the
territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally
recognized borders of Azerbaijan.
Expressing the will of the Azerbaijani people, I declare that we
denounce any form of aggression in any point of the world. We want
peace, we want peace in the whole world, in our region and we want
to have peace and good relations with all the neighboring
countries. With these hopes and belief I leave this high rostrum,"
Heydar Aliyev concluded.
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