Friday, May 1, 2015

Mediators Downplay Karabakh Vote

The United States, Russia and France have reacted cautiously to Sunday's parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that they cannot predetermine the outcome of Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks mediated by them.

In a joint statement released late on Thursday, the U.S., Russian and French diplomats co-heading the OSCE Minsk Group stopped short of explicitly calling the vote illegal.

"In the context of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict, we recognize the role of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in deciding their future," they said. "However, none of our three countries, nor any other country, recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent and sovereign state."

Armenian News

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