GEORGIA, UKRAINE, AZERBAIJAN AND MOLDOVA COMMENTING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN KARABAKH WITH TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR INTERESTS
ARKA
Jul 12 2007
YEREVAN, July 12. /ARKA/. Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
are commenting on presidential elections in Karabakh with taking into
account their interests, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Vladimir
Karapetyan said Thursday commenting on GUAM organization’s statement
on Karabakh problem.
Karapetyan said that after independence declaration Karabakh people
took the road of democracy and has accomplished a great deal in
building a democratic state.
He stressed that Nagorno-Karabakh leadership have always been formed
through elections.
He said that democratic processes such as coming presidential
elections contribute to legal and civil institutions development,
which is necessary for Krabakh conflict settlement.
It would be better to refrain from commenting on the matters that
don’t apply to them, Karapetyan said addressing to GUAM.
GUAM foreign ministerial committee issued a statement on Tuesday
expressing concern over presidential elections in unrecognized
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
The elections are scheduled for July 19, 2007.