STEPANAKERT. – The international conference, entitled “20th Anniversary of [Nagorno-Karabakh Republic] NKR Independence: Realities and Prospects,” being held in NKR capital, Stepanakert, and devoted to the 20th anniversary of NKR’s declaration, came to a close on Saturday. 

Summarizing the results of the event, NKR National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ashot Ghulyan noted that the conference was held in a warm and constructive atmosphere. He also extended a special thanks to the participating foreign analysts.

“Even though different schools and directions of thought were presented, everything was wonderful. The conference was able to present the first assessment of NKR’s 20-year independence, and optimistic views were expressed for the future decades,” Ashot Ghulyan said.        

To note, the conference discussants will also pay visits to the Gandzasar Monastery and the excavation site of the ancient city of Tigranakert.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the two-day conference brought together political scientists and representatives of political organizations from Armenia and NKR, and analysts from Great Britain, Greece, and the Netherlands. An Armenian NA delegation, led by NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, attended the event, too. The discussants examined the legal bases for NKR’s declaration, and its historical and political components.

The conference was organized by NKR State Commission for the Organization and Coordination of the 20th Anniversary Celebrations for the Declaration of NKR’s Independence, with the participation of the Center for the Constitutional Law of Armenia and the Political Science Association of Armenia. And Armenian News-NEWS.am was the information partner of the event.