KARABAKH PRAISES CRIMEA REFERENDUM

21:20 17.03.2014

Crimea, Nagorno Karabakhh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (the
Artsakh Republic) considers the referendum held on March 16 in
the Autonomous Republic of Crimea as yet another manifestation of
realization of the right of people to self-determination.

“The right of every people to choose its path of development and
determine its destiny on its own through democratic expression of
will, as it is enshrined in the UN Charter and a number of fundamental
international documents, is a key principle of international law.

The experience of recent years, in particular the referendums envisaged
in Catalonia and Scotland prove that the recognition and realization
of the inalienable right of people to self-determination is the most
optimal and democratic way for the peaceful settlement of this kind
of issues.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
hopes that the situation following the referendum in the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea will be addressed and resolved in the legal context
exclusively by peaceful means,” the Ministry said in a statement.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress