RA MFA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN NKR ARE KARABAGH PEOPLE’S SOVEREIGN DECISION

Jul 18, 2007
DeFacto Agency, Armenia

Presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabagh Republic are Karabagh people’s sovereign decision, RA MFA Acting Spokesman Vladimir Karapetian told Novosti-Armenia Agency.

"To hold Presidential elections in the Nagorno-Karabagh is Karabagh people’s sovereign decision, and it is natural that we support steps targeted at NKR’s further democratization", he said commenting Turkish MFA statement concerning non recognition of Presidential elections in NKR.

Karapetian noted Karabagh people had the right to decide their fate by choosing democratic way of development. In his words, they will choose their President themselves, the way they held Parliamentary elections in 2005 and a referendum, on the results of which NKR Constitution was adopted in December, 2006.

The Presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabagh will be held current July 19. 5 nominees will run for the post – ex Director of the NKR National Security Bako Sahakian, Deputy FM Masis Mailian, a deputy of NKR National Assembly Armen Abgarian, a lecturer of the Artsakh State University, professor Vania Avanesian and Karabagh Communist Party leader Hrant Melkoumian.

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