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    ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES KARABAKH ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

    YEREVAN, September 2. /ARKA/. Armenia's President Serge Sargsian has
    congratulated the Karabakhi people on the Independence Day of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

    In his letter of congratulation Sargsian said the past 17 years have
    proved that the Karabakhi people made the only right choice that
    time. The president called it "a historical, holy and irrefutable
    choice".

    Sargsian said September 2 is a holiday for Armenians and those who
    fought for the independence of their motherland. He assured the
    Karabakhi people that Armenia and Armenians will help them overcome
    all the difficulties and meet further challenges.

    On September 2, the Regional Councils of Nagorno-Karabakh and Shahumyan
    adopted the Declaration on the Nagorno-Karabakh Repulbic.

    The Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Artsakh, mainly populated
    by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.

    On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
    Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
    of the population (99.89%) voted for independence from Azerbaijan.

    Afterwards, large-scale military operations began, as a result of
    which Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven
    regions adjacent to it.

    On May 12, 1994 after the signing of the Bishkek cease-fire agreement,
    the military operations were stopped.

    Since 1992, neg otiations over the peaceful settlement of the conflict
    have been carried out within the OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the
    USA, Russia and France.
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