The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has issued a statement on the so-called presidential elections in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh.
The statement says: "Hungary remains firm in her position on the settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Hungary shares the common EU stand on this issue emphasizing that the settlement must be achieved by peaceful and negotiated means, on the basis of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders of the states concerned, as well as the respect for the rights of minority communities.
As to the "elections" of 19 July 2012 in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary fully aligns herself with the Statement of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton of 18 July 2012, stating that the European Union does not recognize the constitutional and legal framework in which they were held. These ‘elections' should not prejudice the determination of the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiated general framework of the peaceful settlement of the conflict. As a member state of the European Union, Hungary reiterates her firm support to the OSCE Minsk Group, and in particular to the sustained efforts of its Co-chairs, aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Hungary joins the High Representative in calling on the parties to step up their efforts to find a negotiated solution to the conflict on the basis of the Madrid principles, which would allow progress beyond the status quo."

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