NKR FM: The fact that CE representatives condemn conducting of
presidential election in NKR arouses pity
arminfo
2007-07-04 14:39:00
"The fact that representatives of the Council of Europe condemns
conducting of presidential election in
NKR arouses pity", NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan said
commenting on the statement of Chairman of CE Committee of Ministers
Vuk Jeremic on the forthcoming presidential election.
As G. Petrosyan said, they prejudice the election institute as an
important element of democracy that conflicts with CE Statute. "If the
European officials do not wish to contribute to the democratic
processes in the NKR, we have a right to expect for them not to impede
strengthening of the democratic institutes in our republic", G.
Petrosyan said. "We are deeply sure that democratization is an
important prerequisite for the Karabakh conflict settlement, as
democratization envisages creation of mechanisms which allow settlement
of any conflicts in a peaceful way. This is what Nagorno
Karabakh aspires to. It would be natural if representatives of
different European structures share this aspiration", NKR FM said. As
ArmInfo’s special correspondent in Stepanakert reports, Vuk Jeremic has
recently said that the forthcoming presidential election in Karabakh
cannot serve the conflict settlement. Moreover, they hamper the
negotiation process.