
Artsakh celebrating 25 years of independence in Stepanakert (Photo: president.nkr.am)
STEPANAKERT—On September 2, the Artsakh Republic celebrated its 25th Anniversary of Independence.
The Artsakh and Armenian presidents Bako Sahakian and Serzh Sarkisian on Friday took part in celebratory events dedicated Artsakh’s independence.

Presidents Sahakian and Sarkisian and Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Arthur Mkrtchyan lay flowers on tombs of Artsakh freedom fighters (Photo: president.nkr.am)
Sahakian, Sarkisian and Artsakh’s National Assembly Speaker Arthur Mkrtchyan visited the Stepanakert Memorial Complex to lay flowers on the tombs of freedom fighters who perished for Artsakh’s independence and freedom.
During his speech at the event, Sahakian congratulated all the Artsakh people for the 25th anniversary of the Republic.
“Raising its decisive voice in favor of free and independent Artsakh, our nation embarked on the state-building process, and began to build a democratic state in correspondence with the international norms and principles,â€