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STATEMENT OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics26936.html
Published: 15:39:47 - 23/07/2012
On July 19, the presidential elections were held in the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (the Republic of Artsakh). 73,4% of the
voters participated in the elections. International observers from
22 countries, as well as local representatives of civil society
and political parties monitored the elections. According to the
international observers' preliminary estimate, the elections were
held in compliance with the democratic standards and participation
of several candidates thus ensuring free expression of will of the
republic's citizens.
The level of the elections held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is
comparable with the level of elections in the advanced democratic
countries, and testifies to the irreversibility of the process of
building a sovereign and independent state, commitment of our people
to the ideals of freedom, democracy and peace building. The elections
have once more demonstrated the correctness of the path chosen in the
1991 referendum on independence. With every election the people of
the NKR express their firm will to continue this path and the return
of the NKR to the past is out of the question.
In this regard, we consider it necessary to state that the
participation in the elections and the formation of authorities via
honest and fair elections is one of the fundamental rights fixed in
the international law and their ignorance and non-recognition is a
gross violation of the law.
The speculations that the elections in the NKR may hinder the process
of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement are groundless and
pursue propaganda goals. The will of the NKR people is crucial in
the conflict settlement process and this is fully recognized by the
international community and the mediators.
Development of democracy is a fundamental basis of state building
in the NKR and corresponds to the interests of the civilized
world community. That is why the attitude towards the presidential
elections held in the NKR cannot be stipulated by subjective opinion
of several political circles displaying conformism to the caprices
of the official Baku.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics26936.html
Published: 15:39:47 - 23/07/2012
On July 19, the presidential elections were held in the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (the Republic of Artsakh). 73,4% of the
voters participated in the elections. International observers from
22 countries, as well as local representatives of civil society
and political parties monitored the elections. According to the
international observers' preliminary estimate, the elections were
held in compliance with the democratic standards and participation
of several candidates thus ensuring free expression of will of the
republic's citizens.
The level of the elections held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is
comparable with the level of elections in the advanced democratic
countries, and testifies to the irreversibility of the process of
building a sovereign and independent state, commitment of our people
to the ideals of freedom, democracy and peace building. The elections
have once more demonstrated the correctness of the path chosen in the
1991 referendum on independence. With every election the people of
the NKR express their firm will to continue this path and the return
of the NKR to the past is out of the question.
In this regard, we consider it necessary to state that the
participation in the elections and the formation of authorities via
honest and fair elections is one of the fundamental rights fixed in
the international law and their ignorance and non-recognition is a
gross violation of the law.
The speculations that the elections in the NKR may hinder the process
of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement are groundless and
pursue propaganda goals. The will of the NKR people is crucial in
the conflict settlement process and this is fully recognized by the
international community and the mediators.
Development of democracy is a fundamental basis of state building
in the NKR and corresponds to the interests of the civilized
world community. That is why the attitude towards the presidential
elections held in the NKR cannot be stipulated by subjective opinion
of several political circles displaying conformism to the caprices
of the official Baku.