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OSCE Minsk Group: We do not accept the results of so-called parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs - ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France – have released a statement condemning the conduct of the so-called parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan`s Armenia-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region.
"In the context of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict, we recognize the role of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in deciding their future. However, none of our three countries, nor any other country, recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent and sovereign state.”
“Accordingly, we do not accept the results of these “elections” as affecting the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh, and stress that they in no way prejudge the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh or the outcome of the ongoing negotiations to bring a lasting and peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” the Co-Chairs said.