NKR FOREIGN MINISTRY CRITICIZED EU AND PACE STATEMENTS ON NAGORNO KARABAKH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEING ILLEGITIMATEAugust 6, 2002 - 22:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh foreign ministry has come out with critique addressed towards the EU leadership and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe chairman. This was due to their statements on the coming presidential elections in NKR being illegitimate. The document in particular says that such statements cause perplexity and can be qualified as "an attempt to withstand to the deepening of democratic processes in the region, which in geographical aspect is within Europe's responsibility zone." Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |