Тему выборов в Карабахе подняли на совещании ОБСЕ в Вене.

Представители 56 стран-участниц ОБСЕ, а также делегаты от международных организаций и представители гражданского общества в настоящее время находятся в Вене для обсуждения результатов наблюдения за выборами и рекомендаций, полученных от миссий наблюдателей ОБСЕ. Встреча организована ирландским председателем ОБСЕ и БДИПЧ.

Посол Ирландии Оуэн О'Лири, председатель Постоянного совета ОБСЕ, заявил, что наблюдение за выборами имеет решающее значение для развития и поддержания доверия к демократическим системам правления. "Наблюдения за выборами от ОБСЕ проводятся как в интересах народа страны проведения выборов, так и на благо сообщества ОБСЕ в целом", заявил О'Лири. "Миссий ОБСЕ по наблюдению за выборами повышают легитимность и демократичность выборов тем, что избирательный процесс и результаты отражают волю народа и получают признание как внутри, так и за пределами страны".

Азербайджанские и армянские дипломаты, присутствовавшие на совещании, столкнулись между собой во время первой сессии. Представитель Азербайджана обратил внимание на президентские выборы в Нагорном Карабахе, запланированные на 19 июля. Она утверждает, что выборы есть попытка правительства Армении узаконить оккупацию Нагорного Карабаха. Она напомнила участникам, что сотни тысяч азербайджанцев остаются перемещенными в результате конфликта и попросила государства-члены ОБСЕ убедится, что их граждане не станут наблюдателями на выборах.

Со своей стороны армянская делегация отвергла притязания Азербайджана и заявила, что выборы это выражение свободной воли народа Нагорного Карабаха и ОБСЕ и международное сообщество должно приветствовать их и дать им поддержку. Он сообщил, что международные наблюдатели будут наблюдать за выборами.

Источник: Commonspace.eu

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