Serzh Sargsyan visits Yerablur Pantheon on occasion of Independence Day

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 21, on the occasion of Independence Day, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan visited Yerablur Pantheon to lay wreaths to the memorial of the Karabakh war heroes.

A PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported that the Presidents were accompanied by Speaker of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, Chairman of the RA Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan, head of the National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan and Chief of Staff of the RA President Karen Karapetyan.

Armenia held a referendum on independence on September 21, 1991. 94.39% of the eligible voters said "Yes" to the question whether Armenia should be an independent state. Announcing the results of the referendum on September 23, 1991, the Supreme Council declared the Republic of Armenia independent.