UN may adopt GUAM's draft resolution on "frozen conflicts"

PanARMENIAN.Net - There exists a great possibility that the GUAM proposed draft resolution on "frozen conflicts" will be adopted by the UN General Assembly without voting, Assistant to Georgia's permanent representative in the United Nations Alexander Chelidze stated. The diplomat said, currently active consultations are on the way in the UN with GUAM's allies. "We are holding intensive talks with a certain group of countries, particularly with Baltic and Eastern European states. And there exists a possibility that they will support our resolution. As to key UN players they have repeatedly stated that the main priority is the territorial integrity of states. Thus, in his latest interview Russia's permanent representative in the United Nations Vitali Churkin noted that the territorial integrity of states is not a subject for discussions. True, he was speaking about the conflict in Kosovo, however, Churkin's words may be referred to all "frozen conflicts", Chelidze underscored. He also reminded according to UN rules no consensus is necessary for adopting this or that resolution in the General Assembly. The Georgian diplomat says adoption of the draft resolution on "frozen conflicts" is useful for two reasons. "First, it will draw the attention of the world community to activities of a young organization, GUAM and will create resonance. From the other hand, this document will introduce necessary corrections in approaches of such structures like OSCE, which are involved in conflict settlement processes," Chelidze underlined, APA reports.