YEREVAN. – The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Saturday issued a message to the participants in the second forum of Armenian Political Parties, and which has kicked off in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) capital city Stepanakert.

“The consistent and coordinated efforts aimed at the further democratization, increasing of the efficiency of public administration systems, [and] full realization of human rights—whose main doers are the political parties—, are highly important for the further strengthening of the two Armenian states [i.e. Armenia and the NKR].

“I am convinced that such a format [of talks among the Armenian political parties] will enable the political parties to also adopt single nationwide positions based on intra-party positions, especially since the military actions, which occurred weeks ago at the border line of Nagorno-Karabakh, once again proved the potential of national unity and the determination of our people to live free and to protect this freedom. A strong state must have a strong army and modern political, social, and economic systems that function on the basis of national values,” the Armenian President’s message specifically reads.