No:480/23, Press release on the meeting of Minister Jeyhun Bayramov with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
12 September 2023 13:39
On 12 September 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), within the framework of his working visit to the Swiss Confederation.
During the meeting, various areas of Azerbaijan-UNOG cooperation, as well as regional issues, were discussed.
Satisfaction was expressed with cooperation between Azerbaijan and UNOG, and support was expressed for UNOG’s activities in areas such as human rights, youth, gender equality, Sustainable Development Goals, environmental protection and economic development.
It was emphasized that Azerbaijan, in turn, is active within the framework of the UN, chairs the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in 2023, and that the SPECA Summit will be held in Baku in November of the current year.
It was emphasized that principles such as the promotion of peace and security, and equality in humanitarian and socio-economic development, constitute the main criteria of Azerbaijan’s initiatives in its chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement and other international institutions, along with SPECA.
Ms. Valovaya’s visits to Azerbaijan since 2022 and the high-level and highest-level meetings held within the framework of these visits were recalled with satisfaction, and gratitude was expressed to the head of UNOG for the conditions she has created for strengthening cooperation between the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan in Geneva, as well as other institutions of our country, and UNOG.
During the meeting, the other side was informed about the situation in the region and the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process. Despite Azerbaijan’s peace initiatives in the post-conflict period, Armenia’s provocations were highlighted. Mine threats against our country were particularly emphasized. Facts regarding the groundlessness of allegations about the “humanitarian situation” and “blockade” in the region were noted.
