Tuesday, February 21 2017 16:34

ArmInfo.Georgia's Foreign Ministry said that it does not recognize the referendum in  Nagorno-Karabakh 

"Georgia does not recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh,  respectively, and does not recognize the referendum held in  Nagorno-Karabakh  and/or its results", the department's statement  reads. At the same time the Georgian Foreign Ministry said that it is  necessary to continue the dialogue with a view to a peaceful  settlement of the Karabakh conflict in compliance with the norms and  principles of international law.

According to the preliminary data of the NKR Central Electoral  Commission, as many as 69,540 (87.6%) citizens voted for the adoption  of the new Constitution in Karabakh. 7,686 citizens (9.7%) voted  against the new Constitution.  2,202 ballots (2.8%) were declared  invalid. The turnout made up 79,425 out of the 03,793 NKR citizens  having the right to vote. As many as 104 foreign observers from 30  countries, as well as 103 local observers monitored the referendum.  Over 80 journalists covered the referendum. The concept of the NKR  constitutional reforms was presented in August 2016. Following public  and political debates, the NKR Parliament took a decision on Jan 17,  2017 to hold a referendum. The decision was taken with 20 pros, 7  cons and 1 abstention. Under the current constitution, the NKR is a  semi- presidential republic.  Dashnaktsutyun and Revival factions  voted against the document, Movement-88 faction abstained from  voting, while Free Motherland and Democracy factions voted for the  document. Under the current constitution, the NKR is a  semi-presidential republic.  The new draft constitution implies  transition to a presidential form of government with wide powers of  the Parliament.