aim is to increase tension along the border so that Azerbaijan can accuse the OSCE Minsk Group of an inability to control the situation and guarantee peace. Azerbaijan would then attempt to transfer the Karabakh issue from the OSCE to the United Nations because that organisation has recognized Azerbaijan's territorial integrity within its Soviet-drawn borders. Also, in 2012 Azerbaijan assumed non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council. References Armenian-Azerbaijani border clashes Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2012 in Azerbaijan 2012 in Armenia 2012 in Asia Armenia–Azerbaijan border Military conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan Armenian-Azerbaijani border clashes