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    EU REJECTS REFERENDUM VOTE ON DRAFT CONSTITUTION IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
    The Associated Press

    International Herald Tribune, France
    Dec 11 2006

    BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union said Monday it would not
    recognize the outcome of a referendum backing independence in the
    breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The 25-nation bloc said it was "aware that a 'constitutional
    referendum' has taken place," but reiterated that only a negotiated
    settlement between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians who control the
    region can bring a lasting solution.

    Officials said preliminary results indicated more than 98 percent of
    voters in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday backed the proposed
    constitution, which describes the disputed territory as a "sovereign,
    democratic" state.

    "The EU recalls that it does not recognize the independence of
    Nagorno-Karabakh. It recognizes neither the 'referendum' nor its
    outcome," the EU said in a statement. It added that holding the
    referendum pre-empts the outcome of negotiations and "did not
    contribute to constructive efforts at peaceful conflict resolution."

    Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in Azerbaijan that has been under the
    control of Armenian and ethnic-Armenian Karabakh forces since a 1994
    cease-fire. The six-year separatist conflict killed about 30,000
    people and drove about 1 million from their homes, including many of
    the region's ethnic Azeris.

    The final status of the region remains unresolved, despite years of
    international mediation.

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