"The so-called "elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh don’t serve that goal, nor can prejudice the determination of the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, or the outcome of the ongoing negotiation process, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro said in a statement," the ministry said in a statement. 

The statement reiterated Montenegro’s firm support to the OSCE Minsk Group and its Co-Chairs efforts to bring about progress beyond the status quo and substantive negotiations towards comprehensive and sustainable peace.