The elections, conducted by the separatist regime, can not have official status, the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration socio-political department head, Ali Hasanov, told media, ATV channel reported.
May 23 separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh will hold the “parliamentary elections”.
“The status of Nagorno-Karabakh has not been resolved yet. Azerbaijanis internally displaced from these areas have not returned to their lands. The elections held there can not be officially recognized. Their aim is to create problems for the Azerbaijani state within the policy of separatist regime and hamper the return of Azerbaijani population to these lands, ” Hasanov said.
On Friday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry expressed its official protest about holding of the “parliamentary elections” in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied territories.
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