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THE STATEMENT OF NKR CEC
Azat Artsakh Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
26 Aug 05
The recent address of the Central Election Committee of Azerbaijan to
the citizens of Nagorno Karabakh Republic concerning the parliamentary
election on November 6 is a gross intervention in the internal affairs
of NKR. Azerbaijan has no legal and especially moral rights to call
for participation of the people of Karabakh in the elections of that
republic. The people of Nagorno Karabakh use their vote in accordance
with the NKR legislation absolutely within the framework of their own
statehood which provides for their political, social and civil
rights. Official Baku which has perpetrated the massacres and
displacement of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the former
Azerbaijani SSR, has waged a large-scale war against NKR and its
people, is now tryingto act as an advocate of the rights of the people
of Nagorno Karabakh. This sounds especially brazen in the context of
violation of the basic rights of the people of NKR by the Azerbaijani
government, including the right for self-determination, occupation of
a significant part of the territory of NKR, the lasting blockade of
Nagorno Karabakh and instilment of intolerance by the Azerbaijani
authorities against the Armenians. Constantly violating the
constitutional rights and freedoms of its own citizens, Azerbaijan
cannot provide for the basic right for life and dignity of the
citizens of NKR, which proves that the people of Nagorno Karabakh have
had reason to choose the path of i ndependent development, which
cannot be turned back. The people of Karabakh have their own
statehood, NKR, the independence of which was declared on January 6,
1992 on the basis of the results of the referendum held earlier. The
population of Nagorno Karabakh, whose civil rights have been set down
in the NKR legislation and are defended, actively takes part in the
home political life of the country, the strengthening and further
development of its civil and governmental institutions, including the
legislative body of the republic- the NKR National Assembly. During
the years of independence three presidential, four parliamentary and
three local elections were held, which were evaluated as transparent,
free and fair by the international observers. The NKR Central Election
Committee calls the Azerbaijani party with which Nagorno Karabakhhas
had no legal and political relationships for about 20 years to abstain
from groundless and openly populist statements which confuse the
international community, and to direct their efforts towards a
constructive dialogue to reach stability in the region and peaceful
coexistence of our countries.
AA.
26-08-2005
Azat Artsakh Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
26 Aug 05
The recent address of the Central Election Committee of Azerbaijan to
the citizens of Nagorno Karabakh Republic concerning the parliamentary
election on November 6 is a gross intervention in the internal affairs
of NKR. Azerbaijan has no legal and especially moral rights to call
for participation of the people of Karabakh in the elections of that
republic. The people of Nagorno Karabakh use their vote in accordance
with the NKR legislation absolutely within the framework of their own
statehood which provides for their political, social and civil
rights. Official Baku which has perpetrated the massacres and
displacement of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the former
Azerbaijani SSR, has waged a large-scale war against NKR and its
people, is now tryingto act as an advocate of the rights of the people
of Nagorno Karabakh. This sounds especially brazen in the context of
violation of the basic rights of the people of NKR by the Azerbaijani
government, including the right for self-determination, occupation of
a significant part of the territory of NKR, the lasting blockade of
Nagorno Karabakh and instilment of intolerance by the Azerbaijani
authorities against the Armenians. Constantly violating the
constitutional rights and freedoms of its own citizens, Azerbaijan
cannot provide for the basic right for life and dignity of the
citizens of NKR, which proves that the people of Nagorno Karabakh have
had reason to choose the path of i ndependent development, which
cannot be turned back. The people of Karabakh have their own
statehood, NKR, the independence of which was declared on January 6,
1992 on the basis of the results of the referendum held earlier. The
population of Nagorno Karabakh, whose civil rights have been set down
in the NKR legislation and are defended, actively takes part in the
home political life of the country, the strengthening and further
development of its civil and governmental institutions, including the
legislative body of the republic- the NKR National Assembly. During
the years of independence three presidential, four parliamentary and
three local elections were held, which were evaluated as transparent,
free and fair by the international observers. The NKR Central Election
Committee calls the Azerbaijani party with which Nagorno Karabakhhas
had no legal and political relationships for about 20 years to abstain
from groundless and openly populist statements which confuse the
international community, and to direct their efforts towards a
constructive dialogue to reach stability in the region and peaceful
coexistence of our countries.
AA.
26-08-2005