Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory message on the NKR State Independence Referendum and Constitution Day marked on 10 December.
The message, publicized by the presidential press service, runs as follows:
" Dear people of Artsakh,
On behalf of the republic's authorities and myself personally I extend my heartfelt congratulations on this most important state holiday - the Day of the NKR State Independence Referendum and Constitution.
On this very day both in 1991 and 2006 our people made a historic choice by voting for free and independent Artsakh, for the formation of a democratic, legal and social state.
An important step on our state-building path was the adoption of the country's basic law - the Constitution, the cornerstone of which is a human being, the protection of his and her rights, freedoms and interests. These are universal values that are important...