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NKR ELECTIONS TESTIFY TO THE COMMITMENT OF PEOPLE TO THE IDEALS OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND PEACE-BUILDING
armradio.am
24.07.2012 17:44
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic issued
a statement on the presidential elections held in Artsakh on July 19.
"On July 19, 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
once again 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 official
Baku."
From: Baghdasarian
armradio.am
24.07.2012 17:44
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic issued
a statement on the presidential elections held in Artsakh on July 19.
"On July 19, 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
once again 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 official
Baku."
From: Baghdasarian