REPORTERS DID NOT PARTICIPATE AT SAHAKYAN’S INAUGURATION CEREMONY

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[08:29 pm] 07 September, 2007

The inauguration of the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
Bako Sahakyan was held in Stepanakert today. None of the reporters
present had a right to highlight the ceremony.

They watched the inauguration on monitors. Only the guests had a
chance to watch the ceremony closely.

Sahakyan swore on a 17th century Bible and the NKR Constitution. Bako
Sahakyan swore on assuming the post of the NKR president to honor
the Constitution, human and citizens’ rights and freedoms, guarantee
independence and sovereignty of the country, territorial integrity
and welfare of people.

The primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev blessed the new president of Karabakh.

More than 100 guests attended the ceremony from the USA, Russian
Federation, France, Ukraine and other countries, including the
President of Armenia Robert Kocharian with his spouse, Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian, Defense Minister Michael Harutyunyan and a number of
high-rank officials, deputies, political figures and intelligentsia
representatives.

After the inauguration ceremony Bako Sahakyan refused to answer
reporters’ questions.

This is the first time reporters have been denied entry into a
president’s inauguration. The NKR Prime Minister will be known in two
days. According to rumors NKR parliament member Arayik Harutyunyan
will assume the post of the NKR Prime Minister Anushavan Danielyan.