March 17, 2008 - 13:28 AMT
OSCE MG thinks Azerbaijan's resolution unjust
"The OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states, including Russia, have taken a tough stand on the UN resolution on Azerbaijan," Russia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasily Istratov said when commenting on the March 14 vote.
"The OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states think that resolution as unjust," he said, Azeri Press Agency reports.
On 14 March, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Nagorno Karabakh, in which Azerbaijan called for the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces "from all the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan."
With 39 votes in favor, 7 against and 100 abstentions, the Assembly adopted a text that also called for "continued respect and support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders."
In favor: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
Against: Angola, Armenia, France, India, Russian Federation, United States, Vanuatu.