EU DOES NOT RECOGNIZE "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS" IN NAGORNO KARABAKH
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 20 2007
"The EU is aware that "presidential elections" have taken place in
Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 July 2007. The EU underlines that it does
not recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Neither does
it recognize the legitimacy of these "presidential elections",
which should not have any impact on the peaceful settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," says the Declaration by the Presidency
on behalf of the European Union on "presidential elections" in
Nagorno-Karabakh.
"Furthermore, the EU recalls that refugees and internally-displaced
persons should be given the right to a safe, secure and dignified
return of their homes in order to fully participate in electoral acts.
The EU reiterates its firm support to the OSCE Minsk-Group and
its Co-Chairmen, and their efforts towards a settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The EU urges the parties concerned to
intensify their efforts to find a negotiated solution to the conflict."
The Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and
Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and the EFTA countries Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as
well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia align themselves
with this declaration.