THE REFUTATION HARMS FIRST OF ALL TO AZERBAIJAN
Norayr Hovsepian 03-08-2007

Azat Artsakh Tert
Aug 3 2007
Nagorno Karabakh Republic

In structure of the Russian delegation which had arrived in Artsakh in
connection with the presidential elections, there was also a director
of Institute of the CIS countries, the deputy of the State Duma of
the Russian Federation Konstantin Zatulin. Next day after elections
it was presented the generalized estimation of the observers and
experts about taken place elections of who had arrived from Russia
. Our conversation taken place after press conference with K.Zatulin
concerned not only presidential elections in ÍÊÐ. – Having visited the
different countries, becoming the eyewitness of elections spent there,
certainly, you already have a system of criteria and estimations of
elective processes. What feature of NKR elections do you consider in
that context? – First of all the elections are in NKR – in Republic,
where completely the international recognition is not achieved yet
and is officially considered zone of the conflict. Proceeding from
it, approaches of the certain political powers, the international
structures and partially the world community are formed. The second
circumstance, that instead of a choice of other mechanisms " delivery
and reception " authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the state not
recognized yet by the world community, people prefer elections and
try to show even higher criteria of democracy. Truly it is difficult
to explain and understand how Azerbaijan which for some reasons does
not show such criteria can reject, not recognize will of NKR people,
where the precise legislative field operates, the constitutional
traditions are formed. – What concrete example can you give? – During
these elections we have seen, that in all polling districts there were
demanded documents, lists of voters were hunging and each voter could
check up personally, whether had been included its name in the list..

We were eyewitnesses of more complex problems connected with
elections, as in Ukraine in 2006 . I did not see such problems in
Karabakh. And in the end let’s allow to note one more circumstance
about which our points of view coincide with the point of view of
the American colleagues: in comparison with the previous elections
these elections had more organized character. It was not the first
election in NKR, each time both the organization and carrying out
of this process is improved, receives new quality. – Despite of the
achievements specified by you, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on this day
is not recognized by the world community. What it is necessary for
this purpose? What criteria are required? – I think, with internal
potential, with internal achievements NKR has all opportunities for the
international recognition. As to the international recognition today
it is caused not so much by internal achievements or missions NKR,
but geopolitic developments. Nevertheless, as we have noted at the
press conference, our support to Karabakh should not be considered
as the antiAzerbaijan position. Simply the refutation of the fact
of independence of nagorno-Karabakh conducts Azerbaijan to deadlock,
braking there development of real democratic values. Here any political
power can declare,"We are not interested in Karabakh, we should return
Karabakh". And first of all it harms just to Azerbaijan people.

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