Azerbaijan, Baku, July 18 / Trend, S. Agayeva /
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry considers the fact of holding elections in Nagorno-Karabakh as a provocation attempt, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev told reporters on Wednesday.
"It is completely contrary to efforts of Azerbaijan and international organizations for peaceful resolution of the conflict," he said.
According to Abdullayev, all persons illegally visiting the occupied territories to observe the so-called elections will be included in the "black list" of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
The so-called presidential elections will be held in separatist Nagorno-Karabakh on July 19, independence of which is not recognized by any country in the world.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.