CE Committee of Ministers considers Karabakh referendum unrecognizable

The Committee stressed that this act violates the relevant norms and principlaes of international law, and interferes with an ongoing peace process.

The so-called "referendum" and its results shall have no legal effect and any constitutional document envisaging a self-rule for the population of the Nagorno Karabakh region can only be elaborated through a legal, democratic and peaceful process with full, equal and direct participation of the entire population of the region consisting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities.

The statement points out that "constitutional referendum", organized in Nagorno Karabakh will not be recognized by the Council of Europe, APA reports.