The political forces represented in the National Assembly of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) – Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in the person of Armen Sargsyan, Free Homeland (Artur Tovmasyan), as well as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Vahram Atanesyan – issued a statement in connection with the Kosovo-related verdict returned by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

“The verdict by the U.N. court confirmed that the self-determination principle does not violate international legal norms, including the principle of territorial integrity. Nagorno-Karabakh is ready to perform its role in the peace talks. Considering the current situation in the international political arena, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is ready to assume responsibility for the sake of progress, regional peace and international security. On December 10, 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, in conformity with international and USSR laws declared independence. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has proved it is a full-fledged state since,” says the statement.