Azerbaijani MP urges to impose sanctions against Armenia

Azerbaijan's ruling party has called on international organisations to impose political sanctions against Armenia.

"It is time for international organisations to take a tough stance in connection with the so-called elections held in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region and impose political sanctions," deputy executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan party, MP Mubariz Gurbanli told media today. "In this case I hope Armenia will not allow such fraudulent elections in the future."

He said that as 20 per cent of Azerbaijani territory has been occupied by Armenia, holding any elections in the territory contradicts international legal norms and principles.

"There are occupied territories not only in Azerbaijan, but in other countries," he said. "In this regard, international conventions and decisions adopted by the UN and other international organisations prohibit the holding of elections in occupied territories."


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