THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES A RESOLUTION ON THE PEOPLE’S UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION

armradio.am
21.12.2009 11:24

During its 64th session the UN General Assembly passed a Resolution on
the Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

More than 50 UN member states, including Armenia and Azerbaijan,
became co-authors of the document, Press and Information Department
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

The resolution reiterates people’s universal right to
self-determination and calls on countries to pay attention to the
cases of violation of this right.

Most UN member states are convinced that the right to
self-determination is one of the basic principles and cornerstones
of international law.