Azerbaijan makes national statement on human rights in UN Human Rights Council

According to United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group’s fourth session considered national statement of Azerbaijani Republic on implementation of commitments regarding human rights in Geneva on February 4, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s Press Service told APA.

The delegation led by Khalaf Khalafov, presented the national statement.
Khalafov addressing the event provided detailed information about measures taken on preparation of the statement and legal basis established to ensure human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country, efforts taken to strengthen promotion of human rights and basic freedoms and stressed an importance of referendum on March 18, 2009 in terms of developing and strengthening human rights and freedoms. Khalafov spoke about Azerbaijan’s participation in defense mechanism of human rights at international level and its close cooperation with international actors functioning in this sphere.
Mr.Khalafov provided capacious information about Armenian aggressive policy against Azerbaijan, its hard results and realization of measures by Azerbaijani Government to improve social condition of refugees and IDPs . Representatives of states participated in the discussions assessed Azerbaijan’s national statement, its presentation for discussions, achieved successes for ensuring of human rights and freedoms and realized measures, particularly successful reforms taken in socio-economic field. Afterwards, Azerbaijani delegation answered questions, comments of representatives of other states on national statement and commented on measures, efforts taken in Azerbaijan on them. The discussions continued as interactive dialogue and concluded with final speech of Khalafov , Head of Azerbaijani delegation.