Baku not recognizing presidential election in Abkhazia
By Victoria Moiseyeva
Baku has said it does not recognize the so-called presidential elections held in Abkhazia.
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Ministry reiterated its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and declares that it does not recognize the so-called "presidential elections" conducted in Abkhazia, Georgia on August 24, 2014, the ministry reported.
The "presidential election" in Abkhazia are neglecting the fundamental principles of the international law, Georgian Foreign Ministry reported on August 23.
The EU has also made a statement in connection with the
so-called elections in Abkhazia.
The European Union does not recognize the constitutional and legal
framework within which the so-called presidential election in
Abkhazia are taking place, said a communiqué of the Head of EU
diplomacy, Catherine Ashton.
Abkhazia, a province in the Black Sea region, broke from Georgian rule in 1992-1993 after the Soviet collapse. Together with another Georgian region, South Ossetia had been the focal point of a war between Georgia and Russia in 2008.
Tbilisi broke off relations with Moscow in August 2008 when Russia crushed a Georgian assault to reassert control over two rebel regions. Georgia announced the two unrecognized republics as occupied territories in September 2008.