TURKPA condemns sham "elections" by Armenian separatists in Garabagh

The Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURPA) has firmly condemned the so-called “presidential elections” organised by the Armenian illegal regime in Azerbaijan’s Garabagh region on September 9, 2023.

"As a gross violation of norms and principles of international law as well as the Constitution and legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, this provocative step is a blow to efforts for peace and stability in the region, and reintegration of the Armenian residents of the Karabakh region into the constitutional framework of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” Trend quotes the organization as saying in a statement.

Reiterating its strongest support to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of brotherly Azerbaijan, the TURKPA Secretariat calls to refrain from any steps that could endanger the normalization efforts in the region," the statement said.

To recall, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has earlier called on the international community to strongly condemn these "elections", noting that "holding the so-called “elections” once again clearly shows that Armenia and the puppet regime created by it, which have taken steps to maintain the status quo and continue its occupation policy, are not really interested in the peace process, on the contrary, have taken the path of provocation and escalating the situation.