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Vilnius GUAM meeting, Lithuania, October 2007

Q: In your Action Plan existence as "frozen people do not exist and that to join. For the time being,
here in Geneva, have conflicts" with no final there is no problem. I do not know of any immi-
you divided the work solution. GUAM aims to Unfortunately, the interna- nent new admissions to our
amongst you? activate discussions about tional community does not club, but I do not exclude
the said conflicts in pay attention to them. It is its enlargement in the
AZERBAIJAN: As I Geneva, in a city of unacceptable to us that our future at some point when
mentioned, we have humanitarian dialogue and conflicts are so protracted. such a need arises.
identified various sets of of human rights, paying
issues and we assigned co- particular attention to the Q: Are there any plans Q: A couple of days
ago in the General
ordination on certain chap- interests of the displaced for
neighbouring
ters among us. This is a populations and their indi- countries to join the Assembly, the UN
joint effort, and we all vidual needs. Furthermore, organization? Secretary-General Ban
contribute to this plan. In Georgia pays considerable Ki-moon highlighted
Geneva it is a rather attention to the promotion A Z E R B A I j A N: the role of regional
nascent development and of the resolution within the According to its Charter, organizations in pre-
conflict,
we have now as they say to framework of the UN GUAM is an open-ended venting
put some flesh on the General Assembly dealing organization, so our doors saying that the regio-
bones. It is very important with the protracted are not closed to anyone. nal organizations com-
for us to provide our own conflicts within GUAM In the meantime, any State plement the work of
contribution in reaching region and their impact on wishing to join this organi- the UN worldwide. Do
objectives defined by our the international peace, zation should subscribe to you agree with this
Heads of States and security and development. the founding principles statement? And if
governments. and the major purposes and "yes", why?
Q: You said that the objectives of the organiza-
The
GEORGIA: The unresol- United Nations did not tion. The organization's MOLDOVA:
ved conflicts remain one of pay much attention to main purpose is to ensure Secretary-General's affir-
the main problems that we this problem? that we respect each others' mation is in conformity
with the seventh chapter of
territorial
do not carry an illusion that sovereignty,
it can be steadily solved as Some twenty-four or integrity and our right for the UN Charter, which sti-
each conflict has its multi- twenty-six pulate the cooperation bet-
independent existence. So,
resolutions
lateral dimensions and have been adopted on this if neighbouring countries ween the United Nations
human as well as humani- issue, but not one of them share these views and offi- and the regional organiza-
tarian aspects in it, but we has been implemented. We cially subscribe to these tions in the fields of peace
truly hope to draw atten- are dealing with the lives principles and purposes, I and security. As a UN
tion of the international of 500,000 displaced do not see any problems -- member state we can only
community towards their people. Sometimes you get at least from my country's support this.
the feeling that these perspective -- for anyone
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