Armenia’s Foreign office welcomes presidential election in NKR
24.07.2007,
04:47
“This is just one expression of the commitment the people of Nagorno Karabakh have made to democracy and rule of law", says a statement issued by the RA Foreign Office.
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. The RA Foreign Office welcomes the presidential elections held in Nagorno-Karabakh on July 19, 2007.
“This is just one expression of the commitment the people of Nagorno Karabakh have made to democracy and rule of law. Legitimately elected authorities have succeeded in securing the safety and stability of that region even in the absence of a permanent settlement,” says a statement issued by the RA Foreign Office.
“Various OSCE and other international documents clearly indicate that not only should Nagorno Karabakh be a party to settlement negotiations, but that their elected authorities should represent them,” says the statement. .
The people of Nagorno Karabakh remain committed to resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict through negotiations to reach a peaceful, lasting settlement.
“Unlike in other conflicts, in Karabakh, the population has always had to ensure its own security without the help of the international community. In the same way, they have also succeeded in securing their own democratic processes and domestic stability,” the statement says
Further, rejection cannot be understood given the fact that in other areas of the world, in places where final political status and settlement are also absent, such elections are indeed supported, promoted, observed and encouraged.
The former Director of the NKR National Security Service Bako Sahakyan won the presidential election in the NKR. He received 59,326 votes or 85.12 % of the total number of votes – 92,114. P.T. –0--
“This is just one expression of the commitment the people of Nagorno Karabakh have made to democracy and rule of law. Legitimately elected authorities have succeeded in securing the safety and stability of that region even in the absence of a permanent settlement,” says a statement issued by the RA Foreign Office.
“Various OSCE and other international documents clearly indicate that not only should Nagorno Karabakh be a party to settlement negotiations, but that their elected authorities should represent them,” says the statement. .
The people of Nagorno Karabakh remain committed to resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict through negotiations to reach a peaceful, lasting settlement.
“Unlike in other conflicts, in Karabakh, the population has always had to ensure its own security without the help of the international community. In the same way, they have also succeeded in securing their own democratic processes and domestic stability,” the statement says
Further, rejection cannot be understood given the fact that in other areas of the world, in places where final political status and settlement are also absent, such elections are indeed supported, promoted, observed and encouraged.
The former Director of the NKR National Security Service Bako Sahakyan won the presidential election in the NKR. He received 59,326 votes or 85.12 % of the total number of votes – 92,114. P.T. –0--
