Azeri MFA "condemned" presidential elections in Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned holding of presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh scheduled for July 19, 2007. "Holding of such elections is a grave violation of the Azerbaijani Constitution, principles and norms of the international law. Consequently, they can't be legal," the Azeri MFA statement said.



Elections in Nagorno Karabakh may be recognized fair and free once the Azerbaijani population takes part in them equally with the Armenian population," the statement says.



Azerbaijan "calls of the Armenian side to demonstrate wish and take a constructive stand in the negotiation process to settle the conflict on the basis of norms and principles of the international law and put an end to destructive policy of illegal moves that have no outlook," Trend reports.