5 th ▁session ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 2 nd ▁session ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v , ▁A zer ba ij an ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁non - per man ent ▁member ▁of ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁Eastern ▁European ▁states ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁held ▁a ▁high - level ▁meeting ▁on ▁strength ening ▁international ▁collaboration ▁in ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁oblig ations ▁led ▁by ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v . ▁During ▁his ▁vis its ▁to ▁USA , ▁the ▁president ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁with ▁UN ▁Secretary ▁General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁Ban ▁Ki ▁Moon , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁Ant ón io ▁G uter res ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Since ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v , ▁A zer ba ij an ▁has ▁also ▁developed ▁mut ual ▁relations ▁with ▁special ized ▁ag encies ▁and ▁bodies ▁of ▁United ▁Nations . ▁ ▁The ▁country ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁E CO SO C ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁of