Karabakh president congratulats the day of Independence Referendum and Constitution

President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, Bako Sahakyan, has delivered an address, congratulating the Karabakhi people on the occasion of the day of Karabakh's Constitution and the referendum of independence.

The address reads as follow:

"Dear compatriots,

"The December 10 twin holiday is among the most important and symbolic events for the independent Artsakh statehood. On this very day of 1991 and 2006 our people, being the supreme sovereignty bearer of the state, formed by their own will through referenda, expressed their will and resoluteness to see Artsakh free, independent and a steadily strengthening country.

"These crucial referenda have formed the philosophy of our statehood based on democracy, strong social system, the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity and, of course, freedom and independence.

"These exclusive ideas and values are permanent and unchangeable for us. We never give up the path we have embarked on. I am confident that the international community will undoubtedly recognize the independence of Artsakh as the birth and existence of our country entirely correspond to the norms and basic principles of the international law.

"On behalf of the Artsakh Republic authorities and myself I congratulate our whole nation on this significant holiday and wish peace, robust health, happiness and all the best."