UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR: UN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SO-CALLED NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 24 2007

The United Nations does not recognize so-called "presidential
elections" held in Nagorno Karabakh on July 19, 2007. The UN Resident
Coordinator to Azerbaijan Bruno Pouezat told APA that the UN’s position
on this issue remains unchanged.

"The UN does not recognize so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic
and respects the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani
government has sent a communique to the UN General Assembly for
discussion related to the "elections".