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Karabakh's Azeri community leader says separatist elections illegal
ANS TV, Baku
5 Jun 04
The Azerbaijani community of Nagornyy Karabakh will strongly protest
against the decision of the Armenian community to hold elections
to local government bodies in Nagornyy Karabakh. The community will
appeal to the OSCE Minsk Group and the OSCE's Baku office.
The Azerbaijani community's leader, Nizami Bahmanov, has told ANS
that the step which the Armenian community is going to take on the
occupied [Azerbaijani] lands is illegal. The Milli Maclis and the
[Azerbaijani] Central Electoral Commission should also comment on
the fact that the elections are illegitimate.
Bahmanov thinks that international public organizations should assess
the activities of the Armenian community as illegal. Even though the
presidential and parliamentary elections have been held [in Karabakh],
no international organization has recognized them as legal.
[Passage omitted: Reported details]
[Video shows Azerbaijani community leader Nizami Bahmanov speaking
at the news conference]
ANS TV, Baku
5 Jun 04
The Azerbaijani community of Nagornyy Karabakh will strongly protest
against the decision of the Armenian community to hold elections
to local government bodies in Nagornyy Karabakh. The community will
appeal to the OSCE Minsk Group and the OSCE's Baku office.
The Azerbaijani community's leader, Nizami Bahmanov, has told ANS
that the step which the Armenian community is going to take on the
occupied [Azerbaijani] lands is illegal. The Milli Maclis and the
[Azerbaijani] Central Electoral Commission should also comment on
the fact that the elections are illegitimate.
Bahmanov thinks that international public organizations should assess
the activities of the Armenian community as illegal. Even though the
presidential and parliamentary elections have been held [in Karabakh],
no international organization has recognized them as legal.
[Passage omitted: Reported details]
[Video shows Azerbaijani community leader Nizami Bahmanov speaking
at the news conference]