Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan doesn’t recognise so-called parliamentary elections in Abkhazia
In its official statement, the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan said it “reaffirms support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The foreign office also said it considered it important to continue negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Abkhazia issue “in compliance with the norms and principles of international law.” Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan/Facebook.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan said on Monday it does not recognise the so-called parliamentary elections held in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region on Saturday, or the results of the ballot.
AR XİN-in Gürcüstanın Abxaziya bölgəsində keçirilmiş qondarma "parlament seçkiləri" ilə bağlı açıqlaması
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In its official statement, the Ministry said it “reaffirms support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The foreign office also said it considered it important to continue negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Abkhazia issue “in compliance with the norms and principles of international law.”
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