Russian Community in Artsakh Issues Statement

The Russian community in Artsakh has issued a statement.

“The Republic of Artsakh was proclaimed on September 2, 1991, at a joint session of the regional councils of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and the Shahumyan region of the Azerbaijan SSR, within the borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) and the adjacent Shahumyan region of the Azerbaijan SSR. A referendum on the independence of the Republic of Artsakh took place on December 10, 1991. The referendum asked: ‘Do you agree that the proclaimed Republic of Artsakh should be an independent state, cooperating with other states and communities in a self-determined manner?’ 99.89 percent of voters supported the independence of Artsakh.”