Azerbaijan, General Assembly, Position Paper

     Madame / Mr. Chair, fellow delegates, and distinguished guests, 

     On behalf of the Republic of Azerbaijan, we thank you for the honor of being present, and look forward to this conference. The Republic of Azerbaijan, as a member nation of the United Nations, is committed to engaging in social and political reform nationally and internationally, especially on the following topics of terrorism, private military contracts, labor laws, and the Euro.

Terrorism

     Terrorism today is one of the greatest problems facing countries around the world, whether they be first or third, or developing countries. The number of terrorist incidents in 2010 alone was around 82,000, resulting in 115,000 fatalities. ("WITS NextGen.") In fact terrorism has been such an issue recently that it has been deemed that, once again, the UN must try to reduce the amount of terrorist incidents in the world.

There have been many general assemblies on combating terrorism, however, the major two that created resolutions were the “Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons” in 1973 and the “International convention against the taking of hostages” in 1979. ("General Assembly Actions to Counter Terrorism”) In the former, the United Nations adopted a resolution to make it impossible for a person of any origin to be persecuted or extradited, and to ensure that even if he was working for another government he would still be persecuted. The resolution “International convention against the taking of hostages” made the taking of hostages punishable by international law.  There have also been other resolutions such as the “International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings”, the “1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism” and the “International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism” all of these created strong counter terrorism tools for countries to use. Finally at the 2005 summit the UN’s officially condemned terrorism in its entirety. However, these measures have not stopped, or even reduced terrorism, but rather have given countries and the UN necessary tools.

            The UN and the world as a whole must decide quickly the best way to reduce terrorism worldwide and follow that course of action. The UN must also acknowledge organizations that are clearly terrorist related, and focus on either removing them or shrinking their influence.  This can be done several ways; in what way reducing terrorism is done in is not a matter to Azerbaijan. We are only concerned in that something is done to reduce terrorism, especially in the Middle East, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia.

Private Military Companies

            Private military companies (PMCs) have had explosive growth in the past few decades. However, now many governments are facing the problem of not only defining what a PMCs and mercenaries are, but also whether they should be regulated, if at all allowed. In fact 3^rd world countries, as well as communist ones are in favor of mercenary proliferation, while first world capitalist countries, generally, are against it. ("International Humanitarian Law”)

            There has only been one major resolution passed through the UN: the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, which was made into international law on December 4^th, 1989. This resolution made it against international law to be “any person who recruits, uses, finances or trains mercenaries” (Article 2"International Humanitarian Law - UN Convention on Mercenaries 1989." ) However, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and other countries do not follow the law of this convention, as they did not ratify it.

            In this new age, Private Military Companies certainly need to be reexamined. New information of how they work and act has become available, and this warrants new assemblies too decide the future of private military companies. Certainly, these are not benevolent businesses, and we at least must look into the regulation of these companies. Some of these companies have clearly not self-regulated to their purported levels, and a resolution can be passed that nearly every country could agree on.

Labor Laws

            Azerbaijan has a long history with labor laws, especially concerning forced labor and, by extension, human trafficking. Azerbaijan is a major point in the human trafficking network, with hundreds of people unwillingly transported across its borders on a regular basis. The International Labour Organization (ILO), a UN agency, was established in 1919 as a part of the Versailles Treaty following World War I. This department is working with UN member nations and governments to find solutions and compromises to labor law injustices faced in the world today. The ILO will continue to work with Azerbaijan and other UN nations to gain fair working conditions for people all over the world.

            Azerbaijan opposes unfair labor and is more than willing to help the United Nations in its quest for fair labor. Azerbaijan is currently on the UN’s tier two watch list for human trafficking, but is making amends, promising to further prosecution of perpetrators and stop human trafficking through and from Azerbaijan. In 2005, Azerbaijan passed the “Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Trafficking in Persons” to stop human trafficking by: “identifying and eliminating causes of trafficking in persons, and conditions leading to trafficking in persons; reducing the risk of individuals to become victims of trafficking in persons; restoring the rights and social rehabilitation of the victims of trafficking in persons.” (Aliyev, 2005)

The Euro

            Azerbaijan supports the stabilization of the euro and the European Union. As a nation with a rapidly developing economy, Azerbaijan believes that the ease of trade that will come through the stability of the EU is vital.

President, Ilham Aliyev, recently stated his prerogative to double the GDP per capita in Azerbaijan in the next 10 years. He intends to do this through the “Restoration of the Historic Silk Road”. An international conference on this matter was held in Baku, the nation’s capital, on September 8th 1998. The agreements made at this conference allow for international rail transport, international road transport, international commercial maritime navigation, and customs procedures and documents handling. Stabilizing the EU will make the restoration even more effective and successful. This stability will also strengthen INOGATE (interstate oil and gas transportation to Europe) which is one of Azerbaijan’s key economic stimulators.

For these reasons the nation of Azerbaijan is in firm agreement with efforts made by the UN to strengthen and stabilize the value of the euro.

Once again, on behalf of the Republic of Azerbaijan, we look forward to the proceedings ahead of us, and are confident in this conferences ability to resolve the issues that face the globe today.

India G.A. Policy Statement

We the Republic of India are pleased to attend this year’s historic Model United Nations General Assembly and anticipate an enjoyable and thought provoking conference. For this assembly, The Republic of India hopes to attend to the world’s state of atrocity with justice and cooperation to construct effective and beneficial legislation.

First, we would like to recognize the topic of economic growth and stabilization of the European Union as of higher importance to us. Seeing that India and the EU have been on an equal terms, we would enjoy the opportunity to stabilize our fellow nations and their large and powerful global economy. As we hope to as well be a rising power in this global trade and economy, we would thoroughly enjoy seeing our partners in what some would say stable waters.

We now address the topic of private military contractors next on our agenda. Since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, private militaries have risen to secure the safety of our people. As we do not want the people of India to worry of being overcrowded by these military firms, we wish to seek a definition that can both be firm and applicable to our rising PMCs. While these firms have increased the need for education and well being, we, the Republic of India, do not want to be seen as a corrupt military corporation state.

Next, we attend to the topic of defining terrorism and the international response to such. As India’s population grows, the increased risk of terrorism on a large scale is ever increasing. In response to our development, we suggest that the legislation toward terrorism not allow loopholes and to be applied to all UN nations, a current problem for the UN.

Lastly, the topic of stabilization and guidelines for post-revolutionary nations should be addressed. While we believe that such guidelines should be focused on, it is of smallest importance in relation to the other topics at hand. Concerning the newly post-revolutionary countries, strategies for rebuilding a government and stabilizing the state should be of utmost importance not only for them but also by all of us attending the conference.

With this said, we, the Republic of India, would like to address the above topics thoroughly but with swift organization in order to tend to these pressing issues and the people that they effect. We wish all the countries Shubh Kaamnaayein, or good luck.

Republic of Armenia GA Position Paper

The Republic of Armenia was formed on September, twenty first of 1991. Armenia identifies as a democratic state that controls its power through a constitution and laws based on a separation of legislative, judicial and executive branches. The current head of state is Serzh Sargsyan. Armenia is on moderate terms with most of its neigbors, excluding Turkey and Azerbaijan. Armenia currently has military occupation in the surrounding regions due to the Nagorno- Karabakh break-up. Since 1994, the border between Turkey and Armenia has been closed because of the fighting over this region. Many refugees from Azerbaijan have made life in Armenia, though about ninety-seven percent of the people living in Armenia are Armenian. Armenia has a population of about 2,967,975 and a population growth rate of 0.063 percent. The major religion is Armenian Apostolic, considering that Armenia was the first country to formally adopt Christianity as its religion.

Armenia’s main guidelines for nation stabilization are to focus on economic stabilization and to further accelerate structural reforms. The Armenian government hopes to achieve these reforms through the privatization of the energy sector and budgetary sphere. First, we want to further the GDP growth and reduce the consolidated deficit of the state budget against the GDP. They also plan to reduce the average monthly inflation and increase the real average wages. Our government is also working to improve the system of target social protection and increase exports. These economic reforms are determined by the support of the international community. Our government’s strategy pushes the gradual decreasing of humanitarian assistance and pursues a trade liberalization strategy. Another focus for stabilization is to combat poverty by providing a stimulus to the mechanisms that will lead to rapid economic growth. The economic growth is the main stabilization point for Armenia because the economy is so bad. We feel that this is an important issue but we do not have to resources to do much about it in our own country let alone on a world stage.

The Armenian economy is very poor. We were ranked number two by Forbes Magazine in 2011 for the worst economy. After successfully growing for a couple of years, Armenia fell into a recession and our GDP fell by fourteen percentage points. A combination of things has worsened the problem. We have an inflation rate at 7 percent; our GDP is three thousand less than the majority of our neighboring country of Turkey; in the past we have been successful in the diamond processing industry, dependent on Russia for the diamonds. Recently Russia has lessened the flow of diamonds hurting this industry in Armenia. Thought the EU’s economy is an important issue for its trade partners, a major one being The United States of America, the EU economy has little influence on the our economy. There is a bigger economic problem outside of the EU and it has a more pressing need to be addressed.

Private military firms are not very present in Armenia. We only recently established a Ministry of Defense in 1992. We have had a lot of unrest in our country and it has been very hard to control our military let alone establish connections with private military firms. Because of the issues we have with Turkey there has been a lot or fighting in and just outside Armenia. Private military firms maybe the answer to our problem. Our Military is still quite new, unskilled and unorganized. Private military firms could help end the fighting. We would not oppose private military help provided by the UN thought it is not economically feasible for us at the moment.

Of course we support the UN efforts to end terrorism in the World though we do not have the resources to aid them. Armenian terrorism groups were part of an ongoing resistance to foreign conquerors. Although the United Nations currently does not have a clear definition of terrorism; we understand the western view and will be referring to it during our discussions. We sympathize with traditional forms of “terrorism” because of the oppression we have suffered at the hands of other nations. Armenian Christianity has survived waves of repression and repeated massacre. We are currently in a time of relative peace and prosperity. Terrorism is considered an isolated attack on a curtain group or organization; usually an assassinations with the intent of spreading a message. Were the Armenian terrorists in the 1980’s really terrorists? By trying to limit foreign control they have improved the lives of many. Should terrorists, only be considered terrorists if they seeks personal gain for one specific group? The Armenian terrorists were trying to free an entire nation from the grasp of tyrants. The “terrorists” that refused to be conquered are nationalists, protecting their country not terrorists. A new type of terrorism has developed in the past thirty years that has led to national concern and confusion. Attacks on western ideas are at the heart of much of these conflicts, and we support the West in their resolve to eliminate terrorist organizations.

Republic of Brazil Security Council

Most honorable chair, guests and fellow delegates. On behalf of the Republic of Brazil, this delegation thanks all present nations for the opportunity we now have to work together, and we look forward to working with all delegations on the issues raised.

The issue of weapon trade throughout the Americas is obviously a major concern for Brazil. While Brazil has trouble with widespread armed violence it is also one of the only countries with a viable small arms industry. Since 1998 more than 130.000 small arms were seized by law enforcement just in the three major provinces of Brazil. The production of small arms in Brazil has reached amounts of around 400.000 weapons produced each year and Brazil now controls most of the arms market in South America. Yet at the same time Brazil is fighting increased armed violence with criminals armed with so heavy weapons that we have been forced to turn to paramilitary forces in order to successfully fight these criminals. We would also like to point out the close link between the organized crime in the favelas, drug trading and the increased amounts of illegal weapons in Brazil. We condemn the trade of weapons in the Americas and urge the involved countries to increase their efforts in stopping and preventing weapon trade in the Americas and we actively encourage countries to expand the idea of a the ATT (Arms Trade Treaty)


The delegation of Brazil strongly supports the use of nuclear reactors as a source of energy throughout the world. Currently, there are 2 reactors in Brazil Angra I and Angra II, which provide approximately 4% of Brazil’s electricity, with the first reactor operating since 1982, and with 4 more plants expected to come online by 2025. Brazil’s ultimate goal is to self-sufficiently provide electricity throughout the country, and to sell surplus nuclear fuel on the international market. However, Brazil acknowledges that nuclear weapons should not be taken lightly, and great care should be taken as to who may possess them.


Terrorism is an issue of global significance, and Brazil feels that it can contribute strongly to the global combat against terrorism. In April 2010, Brazil hosted a international conference regarding Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems and Their Development in a Changing World. A significant topic of debate was international cooperation to combat and crime and terrorism. Brazil also emphasizes the importance of addressing the root causes of terrorism as an effective method of prevention. The delegation of Brazil also believes that a specific definition of terrorism which can be applied universally could clarify terrorism on the international stage.


The delegation of Brazil understands that there sometimes may be a need for military contractors as there simply is no other alternative yet we will also like to point out that it is desirable to use conventional military forces instead of relying on contractors, considering a specific case, like Xe Services in Iraq. The Brazilian authorities have decided to rely primarily on a combination of paramilitary forces combined with the necessary amount of private contractors although it should be noted that these are mostly employed by private companies working in Brazil. The delegation of Brazil acknowledges the use of private contractors although we do emphasise the need to regulate and control the use of private contractors. We believe that our experience in dealing with private military contractors will allow us to cooperate with other nation concerning this issue.

Republic of Brazil GA

Most honorable chair, guests and fellow delegates. On behalf of the Republic of Brazil, this delegation thanks all present nations for the opportunity we now have to work together, and we look forward to working with all delegations on the issues raised.

The unfolding events of the Europeans debt crisis and financial crisis have been destabilising for the whole world economy. With the EU being our largest trading partner, we are committed to the full recovery of all European countries willing to take necessary measures. We have strong ties the EU, In 2009 the European Economic and Social Committee met with the Brazilian Council for Economic and Social Development to discuss among other things our economic relationship, European economic growth, and the stability of the Euro. Our relations with the EU are still strong and on the 4th of October, 2011 Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, said the EU and Brazil have closer and more comprehensive relations than ever before. Together, the EU and Brazil have decided to endorse a new joint action plan to guide cooperation for coming years. It is clear that our ties to the EU are strong, and we strongly support their economic recovery and stabilization.

The post-revolutionary period in the Middle East is an important era not only for the region, but for the whole world in general. Brazil believes in a sustainable rebuilding of democratic governments in countries such as Libya, Tunisia, Syria and Egypt. And, Brazil will make a contribution under the UN led efforts to help the Libyan people to rebuild and stabilise their country. On the same matter, Syria is a very pivotal country when looking at Middle East stability, and the last thing we want to do is to contribute to exacerbating tensions in what could be considered one of the most tense regions in the world. However, we still emphasise the importance of having democratic governments in those countries, for having a calm and a peaceful future for the region and for the transition to democracies to go smoothly.

Private security has been vital to maintaining public security within Brazil. These companies within Brazil often work collaboratively with government law enforcement agencies to fight against organized crime and the market for private security firms is large in Brazil as many citizens hire private protection. For these reasons, Brazil recognizes the importance of private security in maintaining peace and stability. However, Brazil also acknowledges the significance of regulation of private security firms. Brazil believes that its own experience with private security will help us all collaborate with other delegations to work constructively on this topic without forgetting its necessity in certain parts of the world.

Terrorism is an issue of global significance, and Brazil feels that it can contribute strongly to the global combat against terrorism. In April 2010, Brazil hosted a international conference regarding Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems and Their Development in a Changing World. A significant topic of debate was international cooperation to combat and crime and terrorism. Brazil also emphasizes the importance of addressing the root causes of terrorism as an effective method of prevention. The delegation of Brazil also believes that a specific definition of terrorism which can be applied universally could clarify terrorism on the international stage.

State of Kyrgyzstan

Dear Honorable President, Fellow delegates, and Honored Guests:

The Delegation of Kyrgyzstan is humbled to be present among all fellow delegations and honorable guests. The State of Kyrgyzstan firmly believes that this session will be productive, and will end in the resolution of major issues facing our shared home. We are confident that this will be the case due to the common interest in world peace- the founding principle of this United Nations.

The State of Kyrgyzstan believes in the strict regulation of all military operations, especially those conducted by for profit organizations. The State of Kyrgyzstan does not believe that organizations, like XE Services LLC, have conducted themselves in a proper and civil manner in any state of war. The behavior that XE Services, one of the World’s Largest Military Contractors, has shown, under the employment of the United States Government, is that it cannot hold itself accountable for any actions, appropriate or not, that it has undertaken in war. The interests of private military operations do not align with the peaceful and open military stance that Kyrgyzstan holds true. Kyrgyzstan believes that private military contractors have no place in wartime or peace; but if they must be employed, for whatever reason, strict caution and regulation must be employed. All private military corporations must be held accountable for all actions taken, and must be completely separate from any nation’s government, other than employment. Public service is any government’s most powerful weapon.

Kyrgyzstan strongly believes in the stability of the European Union. For us, there is no doubt about the future-growth of the economy of the EU. Kyrgyzstan is deeply convinced of the EU’s ability to help itself out of the present depression and its capability of finding sustainable solutions that prevent future-crises such as accepting international help and increasing cooperation with their international partners. Having gratefully received Humanitarian Aid from the EU and recognizing it as one of Kyrgyzstan’s major economical trade partners, Kyrgyzstan is confident that the EU will remain in this relationship by holding its position as a leading economic power in the world.

Kyrgyzstan believes that it is essential that guidelines be made to help stabilize post-revolutionary nations. Having faced a revolution in the past year, Kyrgyzstan realizes the importance of guidelines needed to help shape a nation, post revolution. Kyrgyzstan believes that the most important guideline that must be implemented in this session should be a guideline helping countries, post revolution, and resist corruption. It is Kyrgyzstan’s firm belief that it is every nation’s right to be sovereign; therefore, action must be taken to prevent corruption from shaping the new government of a post-revolutionary nation.

The official definition of terrorism is the systematic use of terror as a mean to create coercion to a religious, political or ideological goal. Numerous nations have taken actions against individuals and organizations who fall back on such means and the Statement by the President of the Security Council of the 27 September 2010 reaffirmed all of its resolutions and statements on terrorism, in particular resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and urged the global community to take coordinated actions to combat this threat since any terrorist acts are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed. Kyrgyzstan fully supports this alignment and hopes for a reinforced cooperation amongst nations to combat especially organized groups, which use terror to emphasize their interests. These groups have become the most prominent emergence of global terrorism which is why we propose the creation of a standardized process of determining which group should be entitled as a terroristic organization.

Tunisian Republic

Honorable chair, welcome guests, and fellow delegates, we, the delegation from the Tunisian Republic, feel honored to be a part of this illustrious gathering of the world’s nations. In this body, the greatness of humanity can be brought out and we long to capture the grand history of this institution for the preservation of peace.

Recognizing the founding principles of this great body, we would like to focus this session on discussing the truly international issues of democracy and security, while recognizing that the integrity of all member states is essential to the functional effectiveness of this body. Though we certainly recognize the difficulties currently being experienced in European economies, we believe that such wealthy and advanced countries are capable of stabilising their economies without extensive intervention. We wish the European countries good fortune in stabilizing their economies and attaining continued growth. However, we would encourage all states, including European countries affected by the crisis, to aim for greater collaboration on economic and security issues. After all, that is the great aspiration of this body, that by coming together in pursuit of peace, prosperity, and protection, every nation can be improved.

Naturally, a basic requirement of being able to effectively collaborate on these issues is stable governments who follow the will of the people they represent. Therefore, we are extremely proud of the recent revolution in our country which cast off the yoke of dictatorship and brought us into the modern era of democracy and freedom. Having suffered under a repressive regime for decades, we are excited to finally be able to attain self-governance, especially with the free elections recently held. Though we are certainly excited by the prospect of allowing rights and embracing freedom, any policies for post-revolutionary stabilization must recognize the internal demographics of a country and what citizens demand, according to the universal principles of democracy. In particular, we believe that Western nations should limit their involvement to providing security and support in rejecting dictatorship, but leave the actual governance of the nation to the people in it. As such, no specific policies should be imposed by Western powers, and they should simply aspire to provide material support to the chosen leaders of the people in keeping the peace during the time of transition. The role of this body is not to anoint governments or constitutional styles, but to support nations in stabilizing themselves and protecting their rights. Therefore, we ask that all nations in this body collaborate with post-revolutionary nations to assure economic and military stability.

The additional benefit of stabilizing all nations into free, modern states is that it will counteract the effects of terrorism. Terrorism is one of the greatest threats which the modern world faces, yet it has not received any universal definition. For the purposes of this session, we believe that terrorism reflects concerted attempts to intimidate a people or nation from pursuing positive, progressive policies which contradict the terrorists’ ideologies. Though we recognize that there have certainly been many cases of Islamic extremists committing terrorism, we would like to emphasize that Muslim peoples are most frequently the subject of those attacks. Thus, we feel that any definition of terrorism should focus on treating all terrorist attacks equally with the punishments they deserve, while recognizing that such attacks are most frequently orchestrated by guerrilla groups, not governments. Additionally, we would like to endorse international responses which favor community building and aid. Though terrorist attacks are military in nature, the best responses provide sovereign governments with the economic and political support they need to prevent terrorism in their nations. Indeed, a comprehensive policy on terrorism will include an international task force which provides advice and support to nations in crafting internal anti-terrorism policies. Given our vulnerable position as a post-revolutionary nation balancing the religion of our people with aspirations to democracy, we feel that a fair and equitable definition of and approach to terrorism must be adopted by this body.

Though some nations might feel that private security contractors are a valuable way to address these problems, we always feel that sovereign militaries should always take the primary role in addressing conflicts. They are generally more in tune to the needs and realities of a populace, and thus can more effectively meet the demands of modern warfare. However, the Tunisian Republic believes that this is primarily a domestic matter and will not discourage other nations from employing private contractors to maintain stable democracies. Still, we believe that all nations should ensure, through regulation and permits, that private security contractors operating within their jurisdiction follow the laws of warfare as decided by this body. Thus, through strict regulation, we believe private military contractors should be held to the same high standards as anyone else carrying powerful weapons in conflicts.

We look forward to a successful session, with the hope that through cooperation and respectful dialogue we can achieve a safer, freer world for all of humankind.