Azerbaijan’s policy is directed against UN’s goals, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on the initiative to elect Azerbaijan a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

According to the UN Charter, the organization pursues three goals, he added.

“The first objective is to preserve peace and reach conflict resolution through peaceful means. The second goal - respect for the equality of people and their rights to self-determination. The third is cooperation based on respect for human rights and freedoms, regardless of nationality, language or religion,” he said. 

Drawing attention to the indisputable fact that Baku’s policy directly contradicts all the mentioned objectives, Kocharyan stressed that Azerbaijan is trying to reduce the authority of the UN by its possible temporary membership in organization’s Security Council.

The country constantly voicing threats against the neighboring state and at the same time violating the UN Charter strives to become a non-permanent member, he said.