Uzbekistan does not recognize the "presidential elections" held in Karabakh - MFA

Uzbekistan supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the "presidential elections" held in Karabakh on September 9.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued a statement on the elections held in Karabakh.

"The Republic of Uzbekistan firmly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the friendly Republic of Azerbaijan, condemns any interference in its internal affairs and does not recognize the presidential elections held in Karabakh on September 9, 2023." ”, — said in the statement.

Earlier, it was reported that the process called the presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh was strongly condemned by the world community. In particular, the European Union, the member states of the Organization of Turkic States and Ukraine announced that they will not recognize the presidential election and the elected candidate.

On September 9, the parliament of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic nominated Samvel Shahramyan as the president. In the closed voting, Shahramyan "won" with the votes of 22 deputies.

Source: Kun.uz