The Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan

A/RES/62/243View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20 Situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2006–2008

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2008	A/RES/62/243	The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan	556	15%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/285	The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan	215	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Armenia Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Refugees Displaced Persons Dispute Settlement Nagorny Karabakh Situation National Territory Sovereignty Troop Withdrawal

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms continued respect and support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders;

Demands the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian forces from all the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the population expelled from the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan to return to their homes, and stresses the necessity of creating appropriate conditions for this return, including the comprehensive rehabilitation of the conflict-affected territories;

Recognizes the necessity of providing normal, secure and equal conditions of life for Armenian and Azerbaijani communities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which will allow an effective democratic system of self-governance to be built up in this region within the Republic of Azerbaijan;

Reaffirms that no State shall recognize as lawful the situation resulting from the occupation of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor render aid or assistance in maintaining this situation;

Expresses its support to the international mediation efforts, in particular those of the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, aimed at peaceful settlement of the conflict in accordance with the norms and principles of international law, and recognizes the necessity of intensifying these efforts with a view to achieving a lasting and durable peace in compliance with the provisions stipulated above;

Calls upon Member States and international and regional organizations and arrangements to effectively contribute, within their competence, to the process of settlement of the conflict;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session a comprehensive report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the item entitled “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”.

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