A conversation with Vafa Guluzade, former national security advisor to President Heydar Aliyev and longtime political commentator

Azerbaijan in the World: How do you evaluate the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of Resolution 10693 reaffirming Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and demanding the immediate withdrawal of all Armenian forces from all occupied territories? 

Guluzade: That Azerbaijani diplomacy was able to push through the UN General Assembly a decision reaffirming the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the right of refugees to return, I consider a great success, although in all probability, achieving it was not in reality as difficult as some in Baku have suggested for the simple reason that all the provisions in this resolution are found in the four resolutions of the UN Security Council on Azerbaijan.  But despite that, this achievement is significant.  Why?  Because it highlights and underscores the position of the new leadership of Azerbaijan – President Ilham Aliyev...