UN does not recognize Karabakh polls – rep says
Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
20 Jun 05
[Presenter] The United Nations Organization recognizes the Azerbaijani
authority in the territories occupied by Armenia. The UN
resident-coordinator in Azerbaijan, Marco Borsotti, has said that the
UN does not recognize the [parliamentary] elections in Nagornyy
Karabakh. He said that the UN would voice its opinion about elections
to be held there after the conflict is settled in line with
Azerbaijan’s interests.
[Correspondent] The UN does not recognize the [parliamentary]
elections in the self-styled Nagornyy Karabakh republic, the UN
resident-coordinator, Marco Borsotti, said. He also said that the UN
accepts only the Azerbaijani authority in the occupied territories.
[Borsotti, speaking to microphone in English with Azeri voice over]
The UN recognizes no other but Azerbaijani authority in Nagornyy
Karabakh as the UN backs the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. We
always proceed from these principles. When the conflict is settled in
line with the interests of Azerbaijan, we will be able to say
something. However, until it happens, we will not comment on any
events staged in Nagornyy Karabakh.
[Passage omitted: the UN does not suspend humanitarian aid to Azezi
refugees]
[Video shows Karabakh, packs, presumably of humanitarian aid, being
unloaded from a lorry]