At its statutory meeting last Saturday, the ‘Artsakh Republic’ initiative group announced a drive for signatures aimed to rename the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic into the Republic of Artsakh, to declare the liberated territories a zone of vital national interests and create a foundation for territories’ settlement.

The statement signed by six group members reads:

“We, the undersigned, considering the declared statements a platform for further accomplishments, made a decision to reach the following as an ultimate aim:

1. To rename Nagorno-Karabakh Republic into the Republic of Artsakh

2. To declare the liberated territories a zone of vital national interests

3. To create all-national trust foundation for settling the liberated territories by Armenian refugees, ensure there economic growth to nullify the misbalance with Azerbaijani forces.”

The signers launched a drive for signatures in Karabakh to realize the aforementioned points.