REFERENDUM IN NAGORNO KARABAKH HAS NO LEGAL VALIDITY

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Dec 12 2006

The referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh by the separatist authorities
of the self-proclaimed ‘republic" has been resolutely condemned by
the world states and international organizations.

"The referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh has no legal validity",
Russell Johnston, Chairman of the PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno
Karabakh, stated at the Baku meeting of the Assembly’s Political
Affairs Committee. As in the soviet times, along with the Armenians,
there have lived and Azerbaijanis in Nagorno Karabakh. Therefore,
in fact, the referendum should be conducted with participation of
these people.

Participants of the Baku meeting have univocally noted that this
political action is unlawful. At their opinion, such steps impede
peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.