Leading international organizations and various countries have declared condemnation and non-recognition of the so-called “presidential elections” held by Armenian separatists in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh, Trend reports.

The list of organizations that did not recognize the elections included the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the EU, the Council of Europe, as well as the UK, the US, Hungary, Romania, Pakistan, Türkiye, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and others.

UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld noted the importance of the principles and norms of international law: “We support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” he wrote on his page on X (Twitter).

Such European countries as Hungary, Romania, Moldova also made similar statements about the illegitimacy of the actions of the separatists.

The EU’s official representative for Foreign Affairs, Nabila Massrali, said that the EU reiterates that it does not recognize the “constitutional” and “legal framework” within which they have been held.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the world community to take effective measures to prevent “destructive steps”. Representatives of the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic States and other international structures also announced the non-recognition of the “elections”.

Iran did not directly condemn the “elections”, but answering a question about it at yesterday’s press conference, the official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry declared full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and recognition of Karabakh as an indivisible part of the country.

At the moment, the list of countries and organizations that have declared the illegality of the so-called “elections” in Khankendi is as follows: Türkiye, Ukraine, Moldova, Pakistan, UK, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Romania, the US, the EU, the Organization of Turkic States, Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States, Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Source: TREND News Agency