Nagorno-Karabagh Republic President’s Elections To Be Held July 19,

NAGORNO-KARABAGH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT’S ELECTIONS TO BE HELD JULY 19, 2007

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 4 2007

Current elections of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic President will be
held July 19, 2007.

The decision was rendered by the NKR National Assembly at a plenary
sitting today, DE FACTO own correspondent in Stepanakert reports.

Pursuant to the Republic Constitution nomination of candidates for
President will start 90 days before the elections.

To remind, NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian, who has been occupying
the post since 1997, stated despite the possibility to seek a third
term granted by the recently adopted Constitution he was not going
to run for President at the forthcoming elections.

Today the Parliament adopted modifications and amendments to the NKR
Electoral Code in the first reading and the Republic National Assembly
time-limit in the second, final reading.