Azerbaijan, Baku, July 27 / Trend, S.Agayeva /
Foreign Ministry of Switzerland confirmed non-recognition of the so-called elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told reporters on Friday refuting Armenian media reports.
"It is another attempt of Armenia, initiated by this country's leadership, to mislead both the public of its country and the world community," Abdullayev said.
Swiss Foreign Ministry's note to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry once again confirms that it recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and does not recognize the so-called elections in Nagorno Karabakh.
The so-called "presidential elections" took place in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan on July 19, 2012. No world country recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as independent and sovereign state.
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.