Azerbaijan has reaffirmed its firm commitment to the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. The statement was delivered in New York as the country joined the annual debate among member states. Those principles cover the protection of civilians and the humane treatment of everyone caught up in armed conflict. For Baku the subject carries particular weight given its history of war over Nagorno-Karabakh and the reconstruction under way in territories it regained in 2020. Azerbaijan is negotiating with Armenia on a peace agreement meant to close out their decades-old conflict. Its delegation framed the pledge as part of the country's broader adherence to international norms. Statements of this kind at the General Assembly put a country's record before a global audience to weigh.