August 10, 2002 - 19:17 AMT
HOLDING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN NAGORNO KARABAKH WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE THE WEST RECOGNIZE ITS SOVEREIGNTY
Holding democratic elections in Nagorno Karabakh will become another evidence of the Karabakh people's adherence to the Western values, which will make the West recognize is as a sovereign state. US Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), who is going to observe the course of the tomorrow's elections in Karabakh, stated it to "Liberty" radio station. Nagorno Karabakh has already become a state de facto, irrespective of whether other countries recognize that fact or not, the congressman noted. You see NKR possesses all the attributes of an independent country, such as holding democratic presidential and parliamentary elections.