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Mediamax, Armenia
Sept 24 2011
Russian Foreign Ministry: Elections in Karabakh were held to improve
the life of the population
Saturday 24 September 2011 10:01
Yerevan, September 24. /Mediamax/. Spokesman of Russian Foreign
Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said that "the final status of Nagorno
Karabakh will be determined only through negotiations."
"We believe that its future status should be determined as a result of
political negotiations between the sides to the conflict within the
Minsk Process on the basis of principles of non-use of force,
territorial integrity and right for self-determination," the official
said in reply to Interfax's request to clarify Russia's position on
recent elections in Nagorno Karabakh.
"The Foreign Ministry of Russia proceeds from the fact that the
elections in Nagorno Karabakh were directed to the creation of normal
life conditions of the population. At the same time, Russia, like
other countries, doesn't recognize Nagorno Karabakh as an independent
state," the official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Mediamax reports that Alexander Lukashevich has actually corrected his
comment made on September 22, when he said particularly the following:
"We reiterate the support to the principles of territorial integrity,
non-use of force, just like other fundamental principles and norms of
international law. As it's known, Russia doesn't recognize the
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" as an independent state. We think that the
holding of elections in Nagorno Karabakh cannot influence the course
of the peaceful settlement of the conflict."
Sept 24 2011
Russian Foreign Ministry: Elections in Karabakh were held to improve
the life of the population
Saturday 24 September 2011 10:01
Yerevan, September 24. /Mediamax/. Spokesman of Russian Foreign
Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said that "the final status of Nagorno
Karabakh will be determined only through negotiations."
"We believe that its future status should be determined as a result of
political negotiations between the sides to the conflict within the
Minsk Process on the basis of principles of non-use of force,
territorial integrity and right for self-determination," the official
said in reply to Interfax's request to clarify Russia's position on
recent elections in Nagorno Karabakh.
"The Foreign Ministry of Russia proceeds from the fact that the
elections in Nagorno Karabakh were directed to the creation of normal
life conditions of the population. At the same time, Russia, like
other countries, doesn't recognize Nagorno Karabakh as an independent
state," the official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Mediamax reports that Alexander Lukashevich has actually corrected his
comment made on September 22, when he said particularly the following:
"We reiterate the support to the principles of territorial integrity,
non-use of force, just like other fundamental principles and norms of
international law. As it's known, Russia doesn't recognize the
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" as an independent state. We think that the
holding of elections in Nagorno Karabakh cannot influence the course
of the peaceful settlement of the conflict."