The Resolution on the “Situation of the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan” was approved yesterday, during the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly. There were 39 members voting for and 7 members voting against the document; 100 representatives abstained from voting. The initiative of Baku did not receive support by any EU member state; all of them either voted against the Resolution or abstained from voting. As mentioned by Armen Martirosyan, the permanent representative of Armenia in the United Nations, the US representative in the UN made a speech before the voting, expressing his opinion against the document. Azerbaijan didn’t manage to receive support by the members of “Islamic Congress” organization either. More than 20 member states of the organization abstained from voting. Russia, France, India and other countries were against the initiative too.
