The UN Security Council (UNSC) meets this week following a months-long media campaign by the Armenian diaspora around the issue of the Lachin road. There are four possible outcomes to a Special Session of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on this question. It would require affirmative votes from nine out of the fifteen current UNSC members, and the absence of a veto from any of the five permanent members. A Unilateral Statement is made by the UNSC President and signifies that the country that is President is expressing a view without the full backing of all UNSC members. Even a Unilateral Statement by the U.S. as UNSC President would undercut all the progress of the last year, for obvious reasons.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2023 18:39 UTC