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    KARABAKH MARKS NATIONAL REVIVAL DAY

    Asbarez
    http://www.asbarez.com/77752/karabakh-marks-natio nal-revival-day/
    Feb 22nd, 2010

    STEPANAKERT --Armenians Saturday marked the 22nd anniversary of
    the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh liberation movement, when the
    parliament of the then Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to
    reunify with Armenia after nearly seven decades of Soviet Azeri rule.

    The monumental day, which sparked the Karabakh liberation struggle,
    is officially marked in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as National
    Revival Day.

    Karabakh President Bako Sahakian commemorated the day with a speech
    in the Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly. We present his speech in
    its entirety below.

    Dear attendees,

    I am glad to welcome all of you and congratulate all our compatriots
    on Artsakh Revival Day. Each of you carries the very symbol of this
    day and has made a personal contribution to the realization of the
    ideas of the national liberation movement. Many of our friends laid
    down their lives to ensure the victory of these ideas. Eternal glory
    and honor to them.

    20 February of 1988 became the starting point of our national revival.

    We stood to defend our natural right for free and independent life
    on our native land, for mastering our own destiny independently and
    in correspondence with international norms and principles.

    Azerbaijan reacted to our peaceful and just demand with cruel and
    bloody war, which caused heavy human sacrifices and devastations.

    The heroic people of Artsakh together with the world-wide Armenian
    Diaspora managed to withstand all the ordeals and chose the path of
    building a democratic state. For us this way has been irreversible
    and final.

    We are very much confident that every problem the contemporary
    world faces can be solved exclusively in civilized manner, around
    the negotiation table, through direct dialogue. In contrast, the
    authorities of Azerbaijan continue to wage a militaristic policy of
    keeping their own people in a permanent state of war. These threats
    are vain and inappropriate. We have a regular and efficient army
    that is ready to give a fitting rebuff to any encroachment upon the
    security of our state and people.

    Dear friends,

    The NKR National Assembly of all convocations has played a
    great role in building an independent statehood, forming state
    institutions and consolidating democratic values. Soon there will
    be new regular elections of the NKR National Assembly. For our
    people it is a political event of utmost importance. And we should
    do everything possible for these elections as always to be carried
    out in correspondence with international standards and take us a step
    forward Ïn the way of building a firm and prosperous future of Artsakh.

    Thank you!"

    We have been through a lot and perhaps our history will prove it. In
    addition, we have launched a creative and complex initiative -
    the establishment of a state, revival of Karabakh and statehood of
    Artsakh. Meanwhile, we had to restore government agencies, establish
    Parliament, army and in parallel defend our right at war, said former
    head of NKR Supreme Council, incumbent FM Georgy Petrosyan at the NKR
    Parliament solemn meeting devoted to Artsakh Renaissance day and 22nd
    anniversary of Karabakh movement.

    "In current satiation NKR MP's of all convocations do and will bear
    responsibility for continuation of this creative process. The most
    MP's can do as the people's representatives is discuss steps to be
    taken under these circumstances and thereafter. We will take the full
    responsibility towards the history. And I hope we will not back the
    wrong horse once again for any reason - internal or external. I reckon
    that to date all was done duly. Many critical and complex issues were
    addressed, at that current challenges are less difficult than previous
    ones. We have to be ready to face any trial, and self-sacrifices if
    needed so that the creative life will be continued by our children
    as well," Petrosyan concluded.
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