Nagorno Karabakh Republic, located between Armenia and Azerbaijan, yesterday marked its anniversary of referendum on independence and adoption of Artsakh's Constitution. The president of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Mr. Bako Sahakyan lauded the achievement of independence and strong Artsakh.
Washington, DC - December 10 marks the 18th anniversary of the national Referendum in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR), which served as a public endorsement of the political status of the newly-formed NKR as the nearly all eligible. Artsakh voters (98.9%) voted for an “independent state acting on its own authority to decide forms of co-operation with other states and communities”.
More than a decade later, on the same day in 2006, Artsakh people reaffirmed their commitment to live in a free and independent state by adopting Artsakh’s main law - Constitution of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, which consolidated all basic principles of state sovereignty and determined a new stage in republic’s development.
Conducted in full compliance with international norms and acting legislation, the referenda represent pillars of Artsakh’s independent statehood and mark key stages of continued democratic development.
Symbolically, December 10 is also the day of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marked by the United Nations, which, inter alia, provides that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”.
In connection with this fateful day, the republic’s President Bako Sahakyan delivered a congratulatory address, stressing that а powerful and independent state was “an exclusive value that has no alternative”.
Congratulatory Address of NKR President Bako Sahakyan in Connection
with the Day of NKR State Independence Referendum and Constitution
Dear compatriots,
In the modern history of Artsakh December 10 twice proved to be pivotal. In 1991 on this day the Artsakh Armenians expressed their unified will and confirmed the dedication of creating an independent statehood. On the same day of 2006 again through the nation-wide referendum the basic law of our state, the Constitution, was adopted registering another great victory of our state, which succeeded in defending its independence and freedom and was firmly staying on the path of democracy.
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