BAKO SAHAKYAN: NKR CONSTITUTION CLEARLY STATES THAT ARTSAKH INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY HAVE NO ALTERNATIVES

PanARMENIAN.Net
09.12.2008 18:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In connection with the anniversary of the NKR State
Independence Referendum and the Constitution Day NKR President Bako
Sahakyan issued a congratulatory address to the citizens of the
republic, central information department of the office of the NKR
President told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The address reads as follows:

"Respected citizens of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Dear compatriots,

The tenth of December is one of the most memorable days for our
people. On very day in 1991 our people officially sealed their will to
form free, independent and sovereign state. And it was not a coincident
that 15 years later on this very day of 2006 the people of Artsakh
once again expressed their resoluteness to further strengthen and
develop independent statehood and on a nation-wide referendum adopted
the basic of the country – the NKR Constitution. It has marked the
irreversibility of our state policy to build democratic country,
our commitment to the follow international norms and integrate with
the civilized world.

The basic law of the country is among the attributes of independent
statehood. It guarantees rights and freedoms of people and citizens,
regulates internal life of the state and its relations with the
world. It is a specific bridge between the past, the present and the
future of the country and its people. The Constitution clearly states
that independence and secure existence of Artsakh have no alternatives.

Dear friends, I congratulate all our people once again on this
very important holiday and cordially wish you peace, good health
and happiness."

On December 10, 1991, 108 thousand 736 Karabakh people took part in
the national referendum. 99,89% said ‘yes" to NKR independence.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress