IT IS DISINGENUOUS TO DISMISS THE NKR ELECTIONS
Support A1+!The RA Foreign Ministry welcomed the NKR presidential elections held on July 19. Nearly 80% of NKR residents participated in the elections.
These elections are the most recent in some dozen presidential, parliamentary, and local election polls and a constitutional referendum held since 1991.
The elections guarantee democracy and rule of law for the NKR people. Legitimately elected authorities have succeeded in securing the safety and stability of that region even in the absence of a permanent settlement.
Various OSCE and other international documents clearly indicate that Nagorno-Karabakh should be engaged in the negotiations and the elected authorities should represent the country.
To dismiss these elections is disingenuous and contrary to modern political values. Further, rejection cannot be understood given the fact that in other areas of the world, in places where final political status and settlement are also absent, such elections are indeed supported, promoted, observed and encouraged.
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh remain committed to resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiations to reach a peaceful and lasting settlement.
