BAKO SAHAKIAN: MIGHTY, INDEPENDENT, SOVEREIGN, DEMOCRATIC AND LEGAL STATE IS EXCLUSIVE VALUE HAVING NO ALTERNATIVE FOR US
NOYAN TAPAN
DECEMBER 10, 2009
STEPANAKERT
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. December 10 twice became turning
in Artsakh’s modern history. As it is mentioned in NKR President
Bako Sahakian’s congratulatory address on the occasion of the Day of
Referendum of NKR State Independence and Constitution Day, in 1991 on
this day the Armenians of Artsakh expressed their collective will and
confirmed the resolution of building an independent statehood. And
in 2006 on the same day country’s basic law, the Constitution was
adopted again through a national referendum, which was a regular
great victory of Artsakh having defended its independence and freedom,
firmly standing on the way of democracy.
Reminding that December 10 is also the International Day of Human
Rights B. Sahakian mentioned that this fact in itself is symbolic as
the Artsakh movement, Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s birth and existence
are a component of human rights, reflection of the universal basic
principles of nations’ equality and self-determination right.
"A mighty, independent, sovereign, democratic and legal state is
the exclusive value having no alternative for us," Bako Sahakian’s
congratulatory address read.