18TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATED IN ARMENIA
ArmInfo
2009-09-21 11:51:00
ArmInfo. The 18th anniversary of independence is celebrated in
Armenia today.
Traditionally, the leadership of the country headed by President Serzh
Sargsyan laid flowers to the Memorial to the heroes of the Karabakh
war at Erablur in Yerevan. Festive events will be held in all over the
republic today. State reception organized by the president will take
place in the evening. To recall, Independence Declaration was adopted
at the first session of Supreme Soviet of Armenia on 23 august 1990,
according to which independent Republic of Armenia was declared. In
21 September 1991 referendum was held according to which 94,99% of
citizens voted for leaving the USSR. Two years later Supreme Soviet
declared independence of Armenia.