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    AZG Armenian Daily #240, 15/12/2006


    Karabakh diary

    CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM IN NAGORNO KARABAKH STILL IN CENTER OF
    EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION

    US Congressmen Congratulate NKR People, While State Department
    Expresses Regret

    The results of the Constitutional Referendum in Nagorno Karabakh were
    officially published. Thus, the total number of electors was 90
    thousand 77 people. 78 thousand 389 people received ballots. 77
    thousand 279 people voted "for," while 554 voted "against."

    Though few days passed after the referendum, number of various
    organizations continue making statements or giving evaluations to the
    referendum. In particular, Peter Semneby, EU representative in the
    South Caucasus, expressed regret in connection with the constitutional
    referendum, emphasizing that the issue of NKR's status should be
    settled through negotiations. The matter concerns the basic principle
    existing in each referendum, which announces the state object that
    hold the referendum as an independent democratic legal state.

    According to "The Voice of America," Edgar Waskes, representative of
    the US State Department, explained the reasons for the regret
    concerning the constitutional referendum. He said that Armenia and
    Azerbaijan discuss the very future status of Nagorno Karabakh in the
    negotiations, and the referendum doom that process, proceeding from
    this the referendum can't be acknowledged. At the same time, he agreed
    with the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs who said that the referendum
    doesn't hinder the negotiations.

    In his turn, US President George Bush stated that the US, Russia and
    France will spare no efforts to conduct effective negotiations with
    the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan directed to the brief and
    peaceful settlement of the conflict. Bush called for Armenia and
    Azerbaijan to find ways for mutual trust.

    It's worth mentioning that at the same time, Fred Pallong and Joe
    Knollenberg, co chairs of the Congress Committee for Armenian Issues,
    as well as congressmen Adam Schiff and George Rodanovic congratulated
    the NKR people with the adoption of their own constitution.

    By Aghavni Harutyunian
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