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Azerbaijan will become a member of the UN Security Council for the first time after winning the final vacancy on the 15-member body .

Azerbaijan will become a member of the UN Security Council for the first time after winning the final vacancy on the 15-member body .

25 October 2011

Azerbaijan managed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority after Slovenia pulled out at the 17th round of voting 

A representative of Slovenia told the General Assembly that while his country believed it would be a good fit for the Council, it was withdrawing its candidacy as the will of the Assembly was clear.

Azerbaijan, which will hold the seat in 2012-13, succeeds Bosnia and Herzegovina.

source: UN News Centre

Photo: Security Council Meeting (courtesy of UN News Centre)

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