National Security & Defense

DECLARATION on the Occasion of the 15th Anniversary of Armenia’s Independence

July 3, 2006

Dear compatriots, This year all Armenians will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their independent statehood. We will celebrate aware of the uniqueness of this jubilee, determined to reform, build and strengthen our all-Armenian home. Independence is an utmost value and it is the duty of each of us to make Armenia a center for...
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Meeting with MKR President, during South American tour

May 28, 1996

Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh Republic President Robert Kocharian, during his tour in South America, on May 27, 1996, visited the Armenian Cultural Association centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Bureau member Mario Nalbandian welcomed Kocharian, praising his message of “strengthening the spirit of unity in the name of national interests of the Armenian people.” He...
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Statement on the Russian State Duma’s denouncation of the Belovezhskaya Agreement

March 15, 1996

Conscious of the need for integration in CIS circles and the importance of Armenian-Russian political cooperation, the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Council of Armenia is at the same time concerned about actions, undertaken with the Russian Federation presidential elections in mind, which question Armenia’s independence and self-government. We are also particularly concerned about attempts through pressure...
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Statement on the 8th anniversary of the Karabakh Movement

February 20, 1996

Today the Artsakh liberation movement entered its ninth year. Eight years ago, the Armenian population of Artsakh stood up in defense of its right to self determination and laid the foundations for the independent Mountainous (Nagorno) Karabakh Republic. (…) Today, taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the cease-fire, all of us, the entire...
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