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Azerbaijan has expressed concern about negative effect on the ongoing peace process by the illegal "parliament elections" held Sunday in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It said another attempt by Armenia "to camouflage its annexation policy and occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan ended with a complete and unavoidable failure."
"With its deeds the Armenian side misleads no one but its own society. The international community is well aware of the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, as it was indicated just recently in the report on the need for an EU strategy for South Caucasus, adopted by the European Parliament."
The Foreign Ministry said Azerbaijan once again urges Yerevan to cease its destructive policies "and instead of wasting the precious time to negotiate in good faith" with a view to finding a soonest and durable solution to the conflict, based on international law.
Upper Garabagh is an Azerbaijani region occupied by Armenia since a 1994 cease-fire ended separatist hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about one million Azerbaijanis from their homes. Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.*