"The presidential elections in NKR were held excellently and I congratulate the newly elected president and people of Karabakh," Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated to journalists adding that the Armenian side closely watched electoral processes in Nagorno Karabakh. He said, all necessary steps were made to reduce to zero Armenia's influence on elections in Nagorno Karabakh. "Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and me had opportunity to visit NKR, but we did not do that purposely to avoid influences on the campaign process, as well policy of presidential candidates," Kocharian noted. Commenting on statements of international organizations that they do not recognize elections in Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian President said people Artsakh hold elections for organizing their own life and not for Washington, Brussels or Moscow. "And it doesn't matter how much they repeat that they do not recognize elections; conduction of proper and democratic elections is an important step towards recognizing NKR's independence," Robert Kocharian stated advising journalists not to pay much attention on empty talks around ignoring elections in NKR, IA Regnum reports.