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UK not recognizes “parliamentary election” in Nagorno-Karabakh

19 March 2015 18:41 (UTC+04:00)
UK not recognizes “parliamentary election” in Nagorno-Karabakh

The United Kingdom does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a state and consequently, does not recognize the constitutional and legal framework within which the “election” is to be held.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Trend while commenting on the upcoming “parliamentary election” scheduled by the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh on May 3.

The UK government continues to support the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group and encourages all parties to work towards a lasting solution based on the principles of refraining from the threat or use of force, territorial integrity and people’s right to self-determination, the country’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office said and expressed full support to the statement made by the EU on 12 March in relation to the upcoming “election” in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Puppet rulers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have always seized every possible opportunity to hinder, thwart and sabotage peace negotiations. The so-called elections will unavoidably prevent peace talks from moving forward.

Earlier in February, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry called the "parliamentary elections" by the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh illegitimate, stressing that it was a deliberate move aimed at undermining peace talks and prevent any breakthrough in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

In light of the upcoming illegal parliamentary elections in the so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" due this May, the Azerbaijani authorities announced that they would asses any step taken by the puppet regime in these territories as an act of aggression on another country's territory.

Armenia and Azerbaijan remain locked in a bitter territorial dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Armenia-backed separatists seized from Azerbaijan in a bloody war in the early 1990s.

Azerbaijan's internationally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh territory was turned into a battlefield and zone of aggravated tensions after Armenia sent its troops to occupy Azerbaijan's lands. As a result, 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory stands under military occupation. For the past two decades, and despite calls from the international community, Armenia has refused to withdraw its troops and retreat within its national borders.

The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.

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