The leader of the opposition Homeland Party, Artur Vanetsyan, has extended congratulations on the Artsakh Independence Day marked on September 2.

On 2 September 1991, the people of Artsakh declared independence from the Soviet Union and became the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

“Artsakh has always been and will remain Armenian,” Vanetsyan wrote on Facebook.

"Artsakh will definitely bounce back and become whole again.

“Happy Independence Day, dear Artsakh!" he said.