The so-called “elections” held in the Nagorno-Karabakh serves to extension of the separatist regime’s service life, Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department head Ali Hasanov told Trend today.
“This election serves to legalize the Armenians’ illegal activity in the Nagorno-Karabakh. The elections there can not be considered as legitimate elections unless Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh, signed an agreement and the population returned to home,” Hasanov said.
The separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh held the so-called “parliamentary elections” May 23. Many international organizations, including the European Union, stated that they will not recognize this election.
Hasanov said, in any case, it is not possible to hold the election in the region, half of whose population was displaced, and live as refugees.
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 four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied territories.
Trend
