TBILISI. – Georgian FM does not consider participation of Nagorno-Karabakh in the Abkhazian presidential elections as a position of the official Yerevan, Georgian deputy FM Nino Kalandadze said.

“We are well aware of the Armenian position, which supports the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Georgia. Armenia does not recognize the legitimacy of the elections held in Abkhazia,” Kalandaze said, Georgian media quotes.

Abkhazian presidential elections were held on August 26. Alexander Ankwab won by 54.86%. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on August 27 congratulated Ankwab for ‘decisive victory’ in the presidential elections.

Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan congratulated Ankwab and expressed hope for ‘not only preserving accumulated positive trend but also moving to a new competent level.’

NATO and EU do not recognize elections in Abkhazia.