Artsakh Parliament calls on UN member states to recognize  independence of Nagorno- Karabakh Republic

ArmInfo. The Artsakh Parliament appealed to the UN member states to recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.  

The statement of the National Assembly of  the NKR, in particular, notes: " Considering the genocidal policy  pursued by Azerbaijan towards the people of Artsakh and the most  serious existential threats faced by its population, the National  Assembly of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) which is the  highest representative body endowed with a primary mandate of the  people of Artsakh, expressing the will and position of the entire  population of the republic, calls on the UN member states:

Guided by the principle of the right of nations to self-determination  enshrined in the UN Charter, taking as a basis the September 2, 1991  declaration "On the Declaration of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh",  the results of December 10, 1991 referendum on independence,  the Law  of January 6, 1992 of the NKR Supreme Council "On the Basics of the  Independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic", the decision of  January 6, 1992 of the NKR Supreme Council "On approving the text of  the NKR state independence declaration", to recognize the  independence of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh).

There is no doubt that there are all the necessary grounds for  recognition.  The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) exercised its  right to self-determination without violating the territorial  integrity of Azerbaijan, without violating the relevant provisions of  the Constitution of the USSR, the definition of the Law of April 3,  1990 "On secession from the Union of Republics from the USSR",  according to which "autonomous republics and autonomous formations  have the right to independently decide on the issue of staying in a  Union or secession from a Union, as well as to regulate the issue of  their own state-legal status", all norms of international law.

We are more than convinced that the recognition of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) by the UN member states will  become a reliable guarantee of the security of our people, will  contribute to the creation of favorable conditions for their normal  life in their historical homeland, and will also ensure stability,  long-term and lasting peace in the South Caucasus.  We are deeply  convinced that the only way to prevent the impending tragedy is to  recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)  on the basis of the principle of RECOGNITION FOR THE SAKE OF  SALVATION."

The NKR National Assembly also recalled that the indigenous  population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is under the  Azerbaijani blockade, is on the verge of deportation and is facing  the threat of extermination from the Azerbaijani authorities.  The  legislative body of Artsakh also noted that, pursuing the undisguised  goal of depopulating and forcibly annexing Artsakh, violating with  impunity the existing norms of international law, Azerbaijan is  consistently illegally occupying new territories of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh), regularly targeting Armenian  settlements, killing and terrorizing the civilian population , in  every possible way violates its normal life, making the life of  people unbearable, and at the same time commits acts of vandalism  against the Armenian historical and cultural heritage.