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Can people living in the conflict zone count on UN?

01 December 2010 [11:45] - TODAY.AZ
The OSCE region has a number of protracted conflicts and those who live in such conditions, waiting us to address the issue, "said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaking at the OSCE summit in Astana.

"The OSCE has a number of protracted conflicts and those who live in these conditions expect us to address the issue to resolve them. And I say that you can count on the UN" - Ban added.

He recalled that this year has been declared the year of women and children by the UN.

"And we can solve these issues [protracted conflicts], sorting out  the problems of children and women. Women are the path to peace," - he said.

Among the protracted conflicts at the OSCE summit a special place will be given to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


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