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“ELECTIONS” IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH SERVE TO PROLONG EXISTENCE OF SEPARATIST REGIME, TOP AZERI OFFICIAL
Baku, May 24 (AzerTAc). Head of socio-political affairs department at the Azerbaijani President`s Administration has reiterated the government`s condemnation of “elections” the separatist regime held yesterday in Azerbaijan`s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is under the occupation of the Armenian Armed Forces.
Ali Hasanov said: “We have repeatedly stated that these elections serve to prolong the existence of the separatist regime and legalize their illegal activities.”
“The Azerbaijani government has already declared its position on the “elections” held by the separatist regime in the Nagorno-Karabakh. The government of Azerbaijan has called on all international organizations, in particular the OSCE Minsk Group, which mediates a peace process in the region, to condemn these “elections” and express their protest to the separatist regime. And our call has been heard.”
“Anyhow, it is impossible to carry out elections in a region half of whose population are IDPs,” said Hasanov.
“We can never accept this fact. Azerbaijan has repeatedly declared that no “election” can be considered legal in the Nagorno-Karabakh unless its status is agreed and unless IDPs return to their homelands,” he added.
Ali Hasanov said: “We have repeatedly stated that these elections serve to prolong the existence of the separatist regime and legalize their illegal activities.”
“The Azerbaijani government has already declared its position on the “elections” held by the separatist regime in the Nagorno-Karabakh. The government of Azerbaijan has called on all international organizations, in particular the OSCE Minsk Group, which mediates a peace process in the region, to condemn these “elections” and express their protest to the separatist regime. And our call has been heard.”
“Anyhow, it is impossible to carry out elections in a region half of whose population are IDPs,” said Hasanov.
“We can never accept this fact. Azerbaijan has repeatedly declared that no “election” can be considered legal in the Nagorno-Karabakh unless its status is agreed and unless IDPs return to their homelands,” he added.
