STEPANAKERT. – A special sitting dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Republic was convened Wednesday—and under the chairmanship of Artsakh NA speaker Artur Tovmasyan.

The Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan; Artsakh former NA speaker Ashot Ghulyan; and a delegation from Armenia’s parliament—and headed by vice-speaker Ruben Rubinyan—also were in attendance to this session, the Artsakh NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

After honoring the martyrs of the three Artsakh wars with a minute of silence, the Artsakh legislature speaker stated that the basis of this sitting was the commandments of these martyrs.