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Marianna Mkrtchyan

Armenian President: Artsakh has earned and has the right to live  freely and independently  on the world map

Armenian President: Artsakh has earned and has the right to live  freely and independently  on the world map

ArmInfo. President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of Artsakh Revival Day.

According to the press service of the head of the Armenian state, the  congratulatory message, in particular, says: "Today, on  Artsakh's  Revival Day, in connection with which I congratulate all of us. The  name of this day fully reflects what happened on the central square  of Stepanakert on February 20, 1988. On this day, not only Artsakh  was revived, but also the Armenian dream, the idea of an independent  On that day, our unity was strengthened, and a powerful signal was  given that the time had come to restore justice, the victory of  freedom. The Artsakh movement, which spread rapidly in Armenia and  found a response in all Armenians, wherever they were was a prelude  to the independence of Artsakh and the independence of Armenia  itself.Soon it became a leading idea  for the broad masses of people  longing for freedom and democracy in the Soviet Union.

The Artsakh movement is the basis of regular elections, the next of  which will be held in a month in Artsakh - this is the result of a  decision announced 32 years ago to live freely and independently in  the central square of Stepanakert. It was turning yesterday, today it  is already irreversible, and tomorrow - constantly, forever. The  world is in the process of constant and permanent changes, and  Artsakh is a part of this world. 32 years ago, the Artsakh movement  was able in its own way to move a seemingly motionless wheel, change  its thinking, expand the boundaries of freedom and justice and, thus,  form a state with heroic people. Artsakh has earned and has the right  to live freely and independently on the world map, to expand the  capabilities of its historically homeland. Long live the free and  powerful Artsakh! Long live the heroic Armenian people! "It should be  noted that on February 20 in the Republic of Artsakh  (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) is celebrated the Day of Revival. Exactly  32 years ago, on February 20, 1988, the historic session of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Council of People's Deputies was held,  which actually predetermined state independence of Karabakh. At the  session, it was decided to petition the Supreme Councils of the  Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian SSR for the transfer of NKAR from  Azerbaijan to Armenia. 

Illogical decisions of the district soviets, but the Politburo of the  Central Committee of the CPSU adopted a resolution on February 21,  which essentially contradicted international principles of  self-determination of peoples: the center tried to replace the  problem with socio-economic measures, which provoked categorical  protests of the population of the region, against which the  authorities of the Azerbaijan SSR conducted an open discriminatory  policy in all directions in order to oust the Armenians of Artsakh,  following the example of  Nakhichevan, from their native land. And it  is not surprising that Azerbaijan responded to the peaceful and just  demand of the Artsakh people for self-determination by massacres,  forced deportations of the Armenian population of Baku, Sumgait,  Kirovabad and other settlements, thousands of people became victims  of the criminal Baku policy. A timely decision at the session  effectively prevented the ethnic cleansing of the Armenians of  Nagorno-Karabakh, planned by official Baku. The Azerbaijani  authorities went to any tricks in order to provoke the Karabakh  people and, thereby, provide themselves with a formal justification  for the repressions against them. Provocations, blackmail, threats  and direct violence by the Baku regime led to the fact that the  peaceful Karabakh movement took on the character of an open  confrontation, which soon grew into a long and bloody armed  confrontation. However, the decision of the Artsakh people was  irrevocable, and the will to restore historical justice, national and  spiritual revival and a worthy life was unshakable. Thanks to  unprecedented heroism and perseverance, nationwide support, the  people of Artsakh managed to prevent the threat of their complete  physical destruction, survive and defeat, firmly embarking on the  realization of the primordial right to self-determination in  accordance with fundamental international norms.

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