TURKEY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN NKR
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.07.2007 14:59 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Turkey will no way recognize the results of the
presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh scheduled for July 19,
which are illegitimate in terms of international law," said the
Turkish Foreign Ministry in a written statement. Ankara views the
upcoming elections as "an attempt to legitimize the status quo in
Nagorno Karabakh, violating UN Security Council resolutions as well
as the OSCE principles". The statement also reminds, last week the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe similarly stated that
neither the elections nor their results will be recognized by the
international community. The Committee also reiterated its support
to the OSCE Minsk Group in their efforts towards a settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Turkish Daily news reports.