Corresponding events dedicated to the Artsakh Revival Day and the 22nd anniversary of the Karabakh National-Liberation Movement took place in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

On February 20, a grand meeting took place at the NKR National Assembly, and NKR President Bako Sahakian, leader of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Pargev Martirossian, NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutryunian, Deputies of the NKR executive body of all the four convocations, Government members, and others were invited to it.

In his opening speech, Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghulian, in particular, noted: “We have proved to the whole world and, first of all, to ourselves that the decision of the Armenian population of Artsakh is final and irreversible and that our people's aspiration to live independently on its native land is surely legal and natural”.

The honorable right to open the grand meeting was given to Chairman of the historic session of the NKAO Soviet of People’s Deputies of 1988 Vigen Hayrapetian, according to whom “February 20 became the headstone of all our achievements and victories and will stay in the history of the Armenian people as one of its glorious days”.

NKR President Bako Sahakian made a greeting speech at the session.

“February 20 became the start-point of our national revival. We stood for our natural right to free and independent life on our native land and independent disposal of our own fate, in accordance with the general standards and principles of international law. Azerbaijan responded to our peaceful and fair demand with a fierce and bloody war, which caused numerous human victims and destructions. The heroic people of Artsakh, together with all Armenians worldwide, could stand the tests it faced and took the way of building a democratic state. This way is steady and irreversible for us», noted the head of state in his speech.

Noting that the Azerbaijani authorities are still adhering to their militant policy, keeping their own people in permanent tension and under the threat of resuming the war, Bako Sahakian said: «These actions are vain and irrelevant. We have a regular and efficient army, which is always ready to give a fitting rebuff to any encroachment on the security of our state and people”.

Chairmen of the NKR Parliament of all the convocations made speeches at the grand meeting.

After the meeting, ceremonial opening of a memorial board in honor of the NKR 4th convocation Parliament’s Deputies deceased in the unleashed-by-Azerbaijan war took place in the hall of the National Assembly.


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