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    AZG Armenian Daily #157, 03/09/2005

    Independence Day

    A VICTORY AT A PRICE

    On August 30 of 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted its
    independence declaration based on territorial wholeness of Democratic
    Republic of Azerbaijan of 1918-1920. Three days later, on September 2,
    the Councils of Autonomous Region of Nagorno Karabakh and Shahumian
    region called a joint sitting declaring the independent Republic
    of Nagorno Karabakh. On December 10 of the same year, a referendum
    was held all over Karabakh besides Azeri-populated regions. The
    overwhelming majority of participants said "yes" to the Republic of
    Nagorno Karabakh.

    Legally and historically the right of Nagorno Karabakh for an
    independent state is indisputable. Azerbaijan declared its independence
    within the borders of Musafat Azerbaijan of 1918-1920, of which Nagorno
    Karabakh never was a part. The League of Nations did not rejected
    Azerbaijan's membership as the latter pretended to join the most
    influential organization of its time with "disputable territories"
    behind. On November 30 of 1920, the Revolutionary Committee of
    Azerbaijan accepted the epistle to Armenia's Revolutionary Committee
    that said: "From now on, the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan
    is to be considered non-existing. Nagorno Karabakh, Zangezur and
    Nakhichevan are recognized as part of Soviet Socialist Republic
    of Armenia". But Narimanov (chairman of the Council of People~Rs
    Commissars of Azerbaijan) edited the letter of December 2 presenting it
    this way: "The provinces of Zangezur and Nakhichevan are inseparable
    part of Soviet Armenia but the workers of Nagorno Karabakh get the
    right of self-determination".

    By formation of the Soviet Union Nagorno Karabakh was forced into
    the structure of Azerbaijan and remained there for 7 decades on
    terms of an autonomous region. The collapse of the Soviet Union
    gave birth to two independent states, Nagorno Karabakh Republic and
    Azerbaijan, on the territory of Soviet Azerbaijan. The latter was
    immediately recognized by the world community whereas Karabakh is
    still unrecognized, deprived of international support and suffering
    the consequences of Azeri blockade.

    Azerbaijan's response to the September 2 decision was the war. Despite
    success in the first half of the war, Azerbaijan was defeated in the
    war that it provoked and agreed to a cease-fire only in 1994 averting
    additional territorial loss. The victory of Armenia and Nagorno
    Karabakh was tearful. The Armenian people, Armenians of Artsakh first
    of all, paid incredibly great price for Karabakh's liberation.

    Each September 2, officials of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, part of
    whom are former freedom fighters, take part in regular celebration of
    birthday of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and lay flowers to the graves
    of the perished. Only a life of dignity in free though unrecognized
    republic may offer relief to the mothers, wives and children of
    thousands of young Armenians who put their lives on the altar of
    freedom.

    By Tatoul Hakobian
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